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- 1 contact、get in touch with、communicate with
- 2 continuously、consecutively、in a row
- 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.
contact、get in touch with、communicate with
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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กรุณาติดต่อที่เบอร์นี้ karunaa tìt tɔ̀ɔ thîi bəə níi Please contact this number. กรุณาติดต่อที่เบอร์นี้ details
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ฉันจะติดต่อเขาพรุ่งนี้ chǎn cà tìt tɔ̀ɔ khǎw phrûŋníi I’ll contact him tomorrow. ฉันจะติดต่อเขาพรุ่งนี้ details
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ติดต่อฝ่ายบริการลูกค้า tìt tɔ̀ɔ fàay bɔɔríkaan lûuk kháa Contact customer service. ติดต่อฝ่ายบริการลูกค้า details
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เรายังติดต่อกันอยู่ raw yaŋ tìt tɔ̀ɔ kan yùu We still keep in touch. เรายังติดต่อกันอยู่ details
continuously、consecutively、in a row
This sense describes something happening continuously or consecutively, without a break. It is especially common in the form ติดต่อกัน.
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ฝนตกติดต่อกันสามวัน fǒn tòk tìt tɔ̀ɔ kan sǎam wan It rained for three days in a row. ฝนตกติดต่อกันสามวัน details
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ประชุมติดต่อกันสองครั้ง prachum tìt tɔ̀ɔ kan sɔ̌ɔŋ khráŋ There were two meetings in a row. ประชุมติดต่อกันสองครั้ง details
be transmitted、be contagious、contract (a disease)
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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โรคนี้ติดต่อได้ง่าย rôok níi tìt tɔ̀ɔ dâay ŋâay This disease is easily transmitted. โรคนี้ติดต่อได้ง่าย details
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โรคติดต่อ rôok tìt tɔ̀ɔ infectious disease; contagious disease. โรคติดต่อ details
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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
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สื่อสาร focuses on communicating information or ideas. ติดต่อ focuses more on making contact or maintaining contact with someone.