กัลฟ์
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1NounB1
Gulf
Gulf (brand name, company, or transliteration of the English word)
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationกัลฟ์ganกัลฟ์ganGulf
My uncle works at Gulf.
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เขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉหุ้นhûnบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกัลฟ์ganเพราะprɔ́คิดว่าkít-wâaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanจะjàเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooได้ดีdâai-dii
He bought shares in Gulf because he thinks the energy business will grow well.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกัลฟ์ganกำลังgam-langสร้างsâangโรงไฟฟ้าroong-fai-fáaแห่งhɛ̀ngใหม่màiเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanใช้cháiไฟฟ้าfai-fáaในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kót
Gulf is building a new power plant to support future electricity demand.
กัลฟ์ganเอ็นenเeนอnoร์rจีjeeเป็นหนึ่งbpen nèungในnaiผู้ผลิตpôo pà-lìtไฟฟ้าfai fáaเอกชนèk-gà-chonรายใหญ่raai yàiที่สุดtêe sùtที่têeขับเคลื่อนเศรษฐกิจkàp klêuuan sèet-tà-gìtของkŏngประเทศไทยbprà-têet tai
Gulf Energy is one of the largest private power producers driving the economy of Thailand.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กัลฟ์ said กัน?
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- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterฟ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ฟ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |