ฐานสิบ

tǎan-sìp

Meaning

1NounB2

base ten; decimal base

The base of a positional number system that uses the digits 0 through 9, with each place having ten times the value of the place immediately to its right.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเลขฐานlêek-tǎanเลขฐานlêek-tǎannumber base; radixสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชีวิตประจำวันchii-wít-bprà-jam-wanชีวิตประจำวันchii-wít-bprà-jam-wandaily life; everyday lifeโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withเขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)จำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2number (mathematics)3a certain number of; some (in จำนวนหนึ่ง)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooตัวเลขdtuua-lêekตัวเลขdtuua-lêek1numeral; written number2figures; numerical dataตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ศูนย์sǔunศูนย์sǔun1zero; 02center; hubถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเก้าgâaoเก้าgâaonine
We use base-ten numbers in everyday life, writing quantities with the digits zero through nine.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ฐานสิบ said ถาน-สิบ?

tǎan-sìp

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

tǎan

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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