speak
gb/spˈik/ us/spˈik/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 400
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A1
action
1
say words using your voice
To use your voice to say words.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to speak [words]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'speak' with 'say' or 'tell'. 'Speak' focuses on the act of talking, not on the content or the listener.
คำพ้องความหมาย
talk (More general and informal; can also include conversation rather than just producing words.)
คำตรงข้าม
stay silent (Not producing any spoken words.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
speak clearly
|speak loudly
|speak slowly
|speak English
|speak the truth
หัวข้อ
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She speaks three languages fluently.
- Please speak more slowly so everyone can understand.
- I spoke to my neighbor about the noise.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I speak English at school.
- Please speak slowly.
- She speaks to her teacher every day.
คำกริยา
A1
action
2
talk with someone
To talk with someone.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to speak to/with [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may forget to use 'to' or 'with' when indicating the person being addressed.
คำพ้องความหมาย
converse (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
คำตรงข้าม
ignore (To deliberately avoid talking to someone.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
speak to a friend
|speak with a manager
|speak directly
หัวข้อ
communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I need to speak with you about tomorrow's meeting.
- She spoke to the doctor about her symptoms.
- They haven't spoken to each other in years.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I speak to my friend every day.
- He speaks with his boss in the morning.
- She speaks to her mother on the phone.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
express an opinion verbally
To say what you think or feel using words.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to speak [about/on] [topic]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'talk about', which is more informal but similar in meaning.
คำพ้องความหมาย
voice (Often used figuratively for expressing opinions or concerns.)
คำตรงข้าม
withhold (To keep an opinion or information to oneself.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
speak frankly
|speak openly
|speak honestly
หัวข้อ
communication
|opinions
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She spoke about the importance of education.
- He spoke in favor of the new policy.
- Several people spoke against the proposal.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She speaks about her job.
- He speaks about his ideas.
- They speak about the plan.
คำกริยา
B1
action
4
give a formal address
To talk to a group of people in a formal way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to speak at [event]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this sense with casual 'talk', but here it implies formality and audience focus.
คำพ้องความหมาย
address (More formal and specifically means speaking to an audience.)
คำตรงข้าม
listen (The opposite role in a communication event.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
speak at a conference
|speak in public
|speak before an audience
หัวข้อ
communication
|public speaking
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- The president will speak at the opening ceremony.
- She was nervous about speaking in front of so many people.
- He spoke to the crowd for over an hour.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She speaks at school events.
- He speaks at meetings.
- They speak at big parties.
คำกริยา
A1
action
5
use a specific language to talk
To use a language when you talk.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to speak [language]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use 'talk' instead of 'speak' for languages, but 'speak' is standard when naming a language.
คำพ้องความหมาย
use (a language) (More general term for applying a language skill.)
คำตรงข้าม
remain silent (Not using any language verbally.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
speak Spanish
|speak fluently
|speak a foreign language
หัวข้อ
communication
|languages
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Do you speak Japanese?
- She speaks French at home and English at work.
- Many people in Switzerland speak several languages.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I speak Chinese.
- He speaks English very well.
- They speak two languages.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
speak
IPA
GB/spˈik/
US/spˈik/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
speak (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (speak)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: speak
- 3rd Person Singular: speaks
- Present Participle: speaking
- Past: spoke
- Past Participle: spoken
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
speaks
verb
speaking
verb
spoke
verb
spoken
verb
Related words
spokesperson
noun B2
outspoken
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
speechless
adjective B1
unspeakable
adjective
Advanced or less common
unspeakably
adverb
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular past: spoke Verb
- Irregular past participle: spoken Verb
วลีและสำนวน
so to speak
1/sˈoʊ tə spˈik/
idiom
'in a manner of speaking' phrase
Used when what you say is not exactly true, but expresses your meaning in another way.
ตัวอย่าง
- We had to fight for our rights, so to speak.
- He's the brains of the operation, so to speak.
speak up
1/spˈik ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
talk louder so others hear you
To talk louder so people can hear you better.
ตัวอย่าง
- Could you speak up? I can't hear you from the back.
- She spoke up so everyone could hear her question.
frankly speaking
1/fɹˈæŋkli spˈikɪŋ/
fixed phrase
'honestly saying' phrase intro
Used before saying something in an honest and direct way.
ตัวอย่าง
- Frankly speaking, I don't think this will work.
- Frankly speaking, you should have been more careful.
frankly speaking
2/fɹˈæŋkli spˈikɪŋ/
fixed phrase
honestly speaking
Used before saying something in a very honest and direct way.
ตัวอย่าง
- Frankly speaking, I don’t trust him.
- Frankly speaking, the project has many problems.
speak of the devil
1/spˈik əv ðə dˈɛvəl/
idiom
informal
'person appears after mention' idiom
Said when someone appears just after you have been talking about them.
ตัวอย่าง
- Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you.
- Speak of the devil—here’s Anna now, just as we were talking about her new job.
- And then, speak of the devil, he walked into the room.
- We were complaining about our boss when, speak of the devil, he walked into the room.