คลาร์ก
klaaMeaning
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Clark
Clark (a transliterated English given name or surname)
Examples
คลาร์กklaaคลาร์กklaaClarkเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Clark is a close friend of mine.
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Tomorrow, Clark will fly to visit Thailand for the first time.
ฉันchǎnนัดnátคุยงานkui-ngaanกับgàpคุณkunคลาร์กklaaที่tîiร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛตอนdtɔɔnบ่ายสองโมงbàai-sɔ̌ɔng-moong
I have a business meeting with Mr. Clark at the coffee shop at 2 PM.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanคนใหม่kon-màiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเราraoชื่อchʉ̂ʉคลาร์กklaaเขาkǎoเพิ่งpə̂ngย้ายyáaiมาจากmaa-jàakสาขาsǎa-kǎaที่tîiลอนดอนlɔɔn-dɔɔn
The new manager of our company is named Clark; he just transferred from the London branch.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คลาร์ก said คลา?
klaa
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
klaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ 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 | — | — |