News and society ผลกระทบ pǒn-grà-tóp
impact, effects noun
- pǒn rising
- grà low
- tóp high
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: ผลpǒn result กระทบgrà-tóp to hit, to strike
How to use it
ผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tóp, "the result of a hit", is the impact or effect of something, usually a bad one: of floods, a price rise, a new law. Being affected is ได้รับผลกระทบdâi-ráp pǒn-grà-tóp in the news and โดนผลกระทบdoon pǒn-grà-tóp in speech.
The side effects of a medicine are ผลข้างเคียงpǒn-kâang-kiang, "side results".
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- phonkrathop
- pon kra tob
- phon gra thop
- ponkratob
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