ถนน
tà-nǒnMeaning
1NounA1
road; street
a public road or street for vehicles and people to travel on, in towns or between places
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toถนนใหญ่tà-nǒn-yàiถนนใหญ่tà-nǒn-yàimain road; major thoroughfare
My house is near the main road.
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We cross the road carefully.
Yesterday there was heavy traffic on Sukhumvit Road.
Tomorrow they will repair the road in front of the market; don’t drive fast.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถนน said ถะ-หนน?
tà-nǒn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |