กรีซ
grìitMeaning
1Proper nounA1
Greece (country in southern Europe)
The country of Greece, located in Southern Europe; officially the Hellenic Republic.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitประเทศกรีซbprà-têet-grìitประเทศกรีซbprà-têet-grìitGreece (country)
I want to travel to Greece.
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Greece is a very beautiful country.
ฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnปีหน้าbpii-nâaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoที่tîiกรีซgrìit
Next summer, my family will go on a trip to Greece.
ฉันchănเคยkoeiไปbpaiกินginอาหารaa-hăanกรีกgrèekที่têeร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanแห่งhàengหนึ่งในnèung naiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpอร่อยà-ròiมากmâak
I once ate Greek food at a restaurant in Bangkok. It was very delicious.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ซ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grìit
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |