คล่องคอ
klɔ̂ɔng-kɔɔMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
smooth/easy on the throat
pleasant and easy to swallow; soothing for the throat (of food or drink)
Examples
โจ๊กjókโจ๊กjók1rice porridge; congee2joke; [to] joke; humorousร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hotตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1morning (time period)2in the morningกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)คล่องคอklông korคล่องคอklông korsmooth/easy on the throatดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
Hot congee in the morning is smooth and easy to eat.
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น้ำขิงnám kĭngอุ่นๆùn ùnช่วยให้chûuai hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukคล่องคอklông korและláeสบายตัวsà-baai dtuuaขึ้นkêunเยอะyéhเลยloie
Warm ginger tea helps the throat feel soothed and makes you feel much more comfortable.
ซุปsúpฟักทองfák-tɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngร้านนี้ráan-níiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนียนละเอียดniian-lá-ìiatรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat-glom-glɔ̀ɔmซดsótคล่องคอklɔ̂ɔng-kɔɔมากmâak
This restaurant's pumpkin soup has a fine, smooth texture and a mellow flavor, making it very pleasant to drink.
วิสกี้wít-gîiตัวdtuuaนี้níiผ่านpàanการบ่มgaan-bòmมาmaaอย่างดีyàang-diiทำให้tam-hâiมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́ดื่มง่ายdʉ̀ʉm-ngâaiคล่องคอklɔ̂ɔng-kɔɔไม่mâiบาดคอbàat-kɔɔเลยləəi
This whiskey has been well-aged, giving it a fragrant aroma and making it smooth and easy to drink, not harsh on the throat at all.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
klɔ̂ɔng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
คล่องklɔ̂ɔngคล่องklɔ̂ɔng1fluent; nimble2liquid; having liquidity (finance)3unobstructed; free-flowing; smooth4nimble; deftfluent; nimblePart 1
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คล่องคอklɔ̂ɔng-kɔɔคล่องคอklɔ̂ɔng-kɔɔsmooth/easy on the throatsmooth/easy on the throatWord