โฟโต
foo-dtooMeanings
1NounA1
photo; photograph
A photograph; informal spelling influenced by English “photo.”
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.โฟโตfoo-dtooโฟโตfoo-dtoo1photo; photograph2photo- (prefix; light)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)
This is a photo of my family.
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I'll send the photo to you on LINE later.
Shall we go take photos at the cafe?
2NounC1
photo- (prefix; light)
Prefix from English/Greek meaning “light,” used in technical terms (e.g., โฟโตอิเล็กทริกโฟโตอิเล็กทริกfoh-dtoh-ì-lék-trìkrelating to electric effects caused by light ‘photoelectric’).
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พืชpʉ̂ʉtพืชpʉ̂ʉtplant; floraสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiao1green (color)2green; green-colored3eco-friendly; environmentalใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaan1process; procedure2process (computing)โฟโตซินเทซิสfoo-dtoo-sin-tee-sítโฟโตซินเทซิสfoo-dtoo-sin-tee-sítphotosynthesisเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; foundอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshine
Green plants use the process of photosynthesis to create food from sunlight.
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เทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiโฟโตโวลตาอิกfoo-dtoo-woon-dtaa-ìkเป็นbpenหัวใจสำคัญhǔua-jai-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngแผงโซลาร์เซลล์pɛ̌ɛng-soo-lâa-seelในnaiการผลิตกระแสไฟฟ้าgaan-pà-lìt-grà-sɛ̌ɛ-fai-fáa
Photovoltaic technology is the core of solar panels for generating electricity.
การผลิตgaan-pà-lìtไมโครชิปmai-kroo-chípในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-banอาศัยaa-sǎiเทคนิคték-nìkโฟโตลิโทกราฟีfoo-dtoo-lí-tôok-raa-fiiที่tîiมีmiiความละเอียดสูงkwaam-lá-ìiat-sǔungอย่างยิ่งยวดyàang-yîng-yûuat
Modern microchip manufacturing relies on the extremely high-resolution technique of photolithography.
เซลล์โฟโตรีเซปเตอร์seen-foo-dtoo-rii-sêep-dtə̂əในnaiจอประสาทตาjɔɔ-bprà-sàat-dtaaทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiแปลงbplɛɛngอนุภาคà-nú-pâakแสงsɛ̌ɛngให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenสัญญาณประสาทsǎn-yaan-bprà-sàat
Photoreceptor cells in the retina are responsible for converting light particles into neural signals.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
foo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โฟโตfoo-dtooโฟโตfoo-dtoophoto; photographphoto; photographWord