โลก
lôokMeanings
1NounA2
Earth; the planet
The planet we live on.
Examples
โลกlôokโลกlôok1Earth; the planet2the world; human society3world; realmเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybody
The Earth is the home of all of us.
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นักบินอวกาศnák-bin-à-wá-gàatถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupโลกlôokจากjàakอวกาศà-wá-gàatเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
Astronauts took photos of Earth from space last year.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuจะjàเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangว่าwâaโลกlôokหมุนรอบmǔn-rɔ̂ɔpดวงอาทิตย์duuang-aa-títอย่างไรyàang-rai
Tomorrow the teacher will explain how the Earth orbits the Sun.
หลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têetร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องโลกbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-lôokจากjàakปัญหาbpan-hǎaสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm
Many countries cooperate to protect the Earth from environmental problems.
2NounA2
the world; human society
The human world or society in general; the realm of human activity and experience.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personอยากรู้yàak-rúuอยากรู้yàak-rúu[to] want to know [sth]จักjàkจักjàk1how many; how much (Isan)2will; shall (literary/formal auxiliary)3[to] split into strips; notchโลกlôokโลกlôok1Earth; the planet2the world; human society3world; realmของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)มากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
This child wants to get to know the world of adults more.
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เขาkǎoเพิ่งเริ่มpə̂ng-rə̂əmทำงานtam-ngaanจึงjʉngได้dâaiเรียนรู้riian-rúuโลกlôokของkɔ̌ɔngการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanจริงjing
He just started working, so he is learning about the real working world.
ในnaiโลกlôokของkɔ̌ɔngสื่อsʉ̀ʉสังคมsǎng-komผู้คนpûu-konมักmákแชร์chɛɛประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanชีวิตchii-wítกันgan
In the world of social media, people often share their life experiences.
การเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangทำtamให้hâiเราraoเห็นhěnโลกlôokของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konที่tîiมีmiiวิถีwí-tǐiและlɛ́ความคิดkwaam-kítที่tîiหลากหลายlàak-lǎai
Traveling lets us see the human world of diverse ways of life and thoughts.
3NounA2
world; realm
The world as a whole or a sphere of activity or experience (e.g., โลกธุรกิจโลกธุรกิจlôok-tú-rá-gìtbusiness world ‘the business world’).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยากรู้yàak-rúuอยากรู้yàak-rúu[to] want to know [sth]จักjàkจักjàk1how many; how much (Isan)2will; shall (literary/formal auxiliary)3[to] split into strips; notchโลกlôokโลกlôok1Earth; the planet2the world; human society3world; realmของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกีฬาgii-laaกีฬาgii-laasport; sportsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)มากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
He wants to get to know the world of sports more.
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หลังlǎngเรียนจบriian-jòpเธอtəəเข้าสู่kâo-sùuโลกlôokการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanและlɛ́เรียนรู้riian-rúuวัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam-ong-gɔɔn
After graduating, she entered the working world and learned organizational culture.
ซีรีส์sii-rîiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพาpaaเราraoไปสู่bpai-sùuโลกlôokของkɔ̌ɔngแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânเบื้องหลังbʉ̂ʉang-lǎngเวทีwee-tii
This series takes us into the world of fashion behind the scenes.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianคอลัมน์kɔɔ-lamเจาะลึกjɔ̀-lʉ́kโลกlôokธุรกิจสตาร์ทอัพtú-rá-gìt-sà-dtàat-àpและlɛ́แนวโน้มnɛɛo-nóomการลงทุนgaan-long-tun
The columnist delves into the startup business world and investment trends.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lôok
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |