โทร

Explanation

โทร is a shortened form associated with โทรศัพท์ and is the usual everyday verb for “call” or “phone.” To specify the person being called, use โทรหา followed by the person: โทรหาเพื่อน means “call a friend.” The directional words ไป and มา are also used with phone calls. โทรไป presents the call as going from the speaker's side to someone else, while โทรมา presents it as coming toward the speaker. โทรกลับ means “call back.” โทร also appears as a telecommunication-related element in words such as โทรศัพท์ and โทรคมนาคม.

Usage

Used in everyday situations involving phone calls, such as calling family or friends, making business contacts, or contacting a store or hospital. It is especially common in phrases such as “I'll call later,” “Call when you arrive,” and “I'll call back.”

Caution

Use โทรหา followed by a person when stating whom you are calling. โทร normally describes the act of calling; use โทรศัพท์ for a telephone and โทรศัพท์มือถือ or มือถือ for a mobile phone. It does not normally mean sending a text message.

1 call (by phone) synonyms

• ติดต่อ

  tìt tɔ̀ɔ contact

  ติดต่อ broadly means “contact” and can involve phone, email, or other methods. โทร specifically refers to calling by phone.

• โทรศัพท์

  thoorasàp call by phone

  โทรศัพท์ can be a noun meaning “telephone” or a verb meaning “to telephone.” In everyday speech, the shorter โทร is more common when referring to the action.