ตลอดคืน
dtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉnMeaning
1AdverbA2
all night long
all night; throughout the entire night.
Examples
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Last night I watched movies all night long.
My baby cried all night, so I didn't get any sleep.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanให้hâiเสร็จsètภายในpaai-naiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngอยู่yùuทำงานtam-ngaanที่tîiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉn
He has to finish the work by tonight, so he has to stay and work at the office all night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตลอดคืน said ตะ-หลอด-คืน?
dtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)throughout; continuously; all the timePart 1
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คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)nighttime; nightPart 2
ตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉnตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉnall night longall night longWord