โฟโต้
foo-dtôoMeanings
1NounA1
photo; photograph (loan/colloquial)
Colloquial loanword from English meaning a photograph or picture taken with a camera; often used in casual speech or brand/product names.
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.โฟโต้foo-dtôoโฟโต้foo-dtôo1photo; photograph (loan/colloquial)2photo- (combining form, loan)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
This is a photo of my family.
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He has a lot of beautiful photos.
Can you take a photo for us?
I'll send you the photos we took today later.
2NounB1
photo- (combining form, loan)
A combining form in borrowed terms related to photography or images (e.g., โฟโต้บุ๊กโฟโต้บุ๊กfoo-dtôo-búkphotobook ‘photobook’).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeโฟโต้บุ๊กfoo-dtôo-búkโฟโต้บุ๊กfoo-dtôo-búkphotobookเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎngift; presentให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
I want to make a photobook as a gift for my friend.
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รูปrûupนี้níiดูduuซีดsîitไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาไปao-bpaiแต่งdtɛ̀ngในnaiโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmโฟโต้ชอปfoo-dtôo-chɔ̂ɔpก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
This picture looks a bit pale; it needs to be edited in Photoshop first.
ที่tîiงานรับปริญญาngaan-ráp-bpà-rin-yaaมีmiiบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanบูธbùutโฟโต้มาร์ทfoo-dtôo-máatให้hâiถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupเล่นlênด้วยdûuai
At the graduation ceremony, there was a Photomart booth service for taking fun pictures.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiทักษะták-sàด้านdâanโฟโต้คอมโพซิชั่นfoo-dtôo-kɔɔm-poo-sí-chânเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดjàtองค์ประกอบภาพong-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-pâapให้hâiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jai
A photographer must have skills in photo composition to arrange the elements of a picture in an interesting way.
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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โต้dtôoโต้dtôo1[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counter2[to] answer back; [to] talk back3[to] exchange replies; [to] return; [to] hit back[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counterPart 2
โฟโต้foo-dtôoโฟโต้foo-dtôophoto; photograph (loan/colloquial)photo; photograph (loan/colloquial)Word