ชลบุรี
chon-bù-riiMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Chonburi (province in eastern Thailand)
A province in eastern Thailand on the Gulf of Thailand; in casual use, the name may also refer to its capital city.
Examples
วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)ที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛoที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitชลบุรีchon-bù-riiชลบุรีchon-bù-riiChonburi (province in eastern Thailand)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Last holiday, I went to Chonburi with my family.
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ถ้าtâaไปbpaiชลบุรีchon-bù-riiต้องdtɔ̂ngแวะwɛ́ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoหาดhàatบางแสนbaang-sɛ̌ɛnให้ได้hâi-dâaiนะná
If you go to Chonburi, you must visit Bang Saen Beach.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanที่tîiชลบุรีchon-bù-riiเพราะprɔ́ใกล้กับglâi-gàpนิคมอุตสาหกรรมní-kom-ùt-sǎa-hà-gamหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ng
My friend moved to work in Chonburi because it's close to many industrial estates.
ชลบุรีchon-bù-riiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเมืองท่องเที่ยวmʉʉang-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenศูนย์กลางsǔun-glaangของkɔ̌ɔngระเบียงเศรษฐกิจภาคตะวันออกrá-biiang-sèet-tà-gìt-pâak-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔkอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Chonburi is not only an important tourist city but also a hub for the Eastern Economic Corridor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chon
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชลchonชลchon1water (literary; formal combining form)2prefix/form meaning water-water (literary; formal combining form)Part 1
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ชลบุรีchon-bù-riiชลบุรีchon-bù-riiChonburi (province in eastern Thailand)Chonburi (province in eastern Thailand)Word