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ติดต่อ

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ติด
ต่อ

Pronunciation

tìt tɔ̀ɔ

ติดต่อ

tìt tɔ̀ɔ

contact

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  1. 1 contact、get in touch with、communicate with
  2. 2 continuously、consecutively、in a row
  3. 3 be transmitted、be contagious、contract (a disease)

ติดต่อ carries the idea of making or maintaining a connection. It is used for contacting people or organizations, things continuing without a break, and diseases being transmitted.

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contact、get in touch with、communicate with

Verb⭐️4 Often used

This sense means to get in touch with a person, company, office, or service. It covers contact by phone, email, messaging, or in person.

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continuously、consecutively、in a row

Adverb⭐️3 Common

This sense describes something happening continuously or consecutively, without a break. It is especially common in the form ติดต่อกัน.

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be transmitted、be contagious、contract (a disease)

Verb⭐️3 Common

This sense means that a disease, virus, or infection is transmitted from one person to another. It is common in medical and public-health contexts.

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Learning notes

Explanation

ติดต่อ is built from the ideas of sticking and connecting, so its core meaning is about connection. Its most common everyday use is “to contact” someone or an organization. It can be used as ติดต่อ + person/organization or ติดต่อกับ + person. The form ติดต่อกัน can mean either “keep in touch with each other” or “consecutively,” depending on context. In disease-related contexts, it means that an illness is contagious or can be transmitted, as in โรคติดต่อ.

Usage

You will hear and see this word in everyday contact situations such as phone calls, email, messaging, service counters, offices, schools, hospitals, and hotels. It is also common when talking about things happening for several days or times in a row, and in news or health information about contagious diseases.

Caution

ติดต่อกัน can mean either “keep in touch with each other” or “consecutively.” With people, it often means staying in contact; with days, hours, or repeated events, it usually means “in a row.” If you specifically mean “call by phone,” โทรหา is more precise.

Differences from similar words

1 contact synonyms

2 continuously synonyms

  • ต่อเนื่อง means continuous or ongoing and often sounds a bit more descriptive or formal. ติดต่อกัน is very common for saying that something happens for a number of days, hours, or times in a row.

3 be transmitted synonyms

  • ติดเชื้อ means to be infected or to become infected. ติดต่อ focuses on a disease being transmissible or passing from one person to another.

  • แพร่เชื้อ emphasizes spreading or transmitting germs. ติดต่อ describes a disease being contagious or transmitted between people.

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