กองทหาร
gɔɔng-tá-hǎanMeaning
1NounB1
troops; military unit
a group of soldiers; a military unit.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanกองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎantroops; military unitเดินสวนสนามdəən-sǔuan-sà-nǎamเดินสวนสนามdəən-sǔuan-sà-nǎam[to] march past (in formation); parade in review (esp. military)เมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níithis morning (earlier today)
I saw a troop of soldiers marching this morning.
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กองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanกองgɔɔngนั้นnánถูกtùukส่งไปsòng-bpaiประจำการbprà-jam-gaanที่tîiชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnภาคใต้pâak-dtâai
That military unit was sent to be stationed at the southern border.
กองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanช่างchâangมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiสร้างsâangสะพานsà-paanและlɛ́ซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmถนนtà-nǒnในช่วงnai-chûuangภัยพิบัติpai-pí-bàt
The engineer corps is responsible for building bridges and repairing roads during disasters.
ผู้บัญชาการpôo ban-chaa gaanได้dâiวางแผนwaang păenการเคลื่อนย้ายgaan klêuuan yáaiกองทหารgong tá-hăanหลายlăaiหน่วยnùuaiอย่างลับๆyàang láp-lápเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangความได้เปรียบkwaam dâai bprìiapทางtaangยุทธวิธีyút-tá-wí-tee
The commander secretly planned the movement of several military units to create a tactical advantage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กองทหาร said กอง-ทะ-หาน?
gɔɔng-tá-hǎan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpspile; heap; stackPart 1
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ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)soldier; service memberPart 2
กองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanกองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎantroops; military unittroops; military unitWord