คอนทรา
kɔɔn-traaMeaning
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Contra (video game)
A run-and-gun action video game and series by Konami, known in Thai as คอนทราคอนทราkɔɔn-traaContra (video game).
Examples
ตอนเด็กdtɔɔn-dèkตอนเด็กdtɔɔn-dèkduring childhoodฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)คอนทราkɔɔn-traaคอนทราkɔɔn-traaContra (video game)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughด่านสุดท้ายdàan-sùt-táaiด่านสุดท้ายdàan-sùt-táaifinal stage; final level
As a child, I liked playing Contra with my older brother, but we rarely got past the final stage.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàเล่นlênคอนทราkɔɔn-traaให้hâiรอดrɔ̂ɔtต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiหลบlòpกระสุนgrà-sǔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoยิงyingศัตรูsàt-dtruuไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
If you want to survive in Contra, you have to keep dodging bullets while shooting enemies.
แม้mɛ́ɛคอนทราkɔɔn-traaจะเป็นjà-bpenเกมgeemเก่าgàoแต่dtɛ̀ɛจังหวะjang-wàที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngวิ่งwîngยิงyingและlɛ́กระโดดgrà-dòotหลบlòpศัตรูsàt-dtruuก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำให้tam-hâiคนkonเล่นlênลุ้นlúnได้dâaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Although Contra is an old game, having to run, shoot, and jump to dodge enemies still keeps players on edge throughout.
เสน่ห์sà-nèeอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngคอนทราkɔɔn-traaคือkʉʉการเล่นgaan-lênพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทั้งtángฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonและlɛ́การช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaกันgan
One of Contra's attractions is its simultaneous two-player mode, which requires both individual skill and cooperation.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |