ถนนมืด
tà-nǒn-mʉ̂ʉtMeaning
1NounA2
dark/unlit road
A road or street that is dark due to poor or no lighting; can also imply a place that feels unsafe at night.
Examples
ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This alley is very dark.
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ฉันchǎnไม่mâiกล้าglâaเดินdəənคนเดียวkon-diiaoตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnเพราะprɔ́ถนนมืดtà-nǒn-mʉ̂ʉtและlɛ́อันตรายan-dtà-raai
I don't dare to walk alone at night because the street is dark and dangerous.
Yesterday the lights were broken, making the street completely dark.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanควรkuuanเข้ามาkâo-maaติดตั้งdtìt-dtângไฟส่องสว่างfai-sɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəmในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenที่tîiเป็นbpenถนนมืดtà-nǒn-mʉ̂ʉtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâan
The municipality should install additional lighting in the areas with dark streets for the safety of the residents.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถนนมืด said ถะ-หนน-มืด?
tà-nǒn-mʉ̂ʉt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)dark; lacking lightPart 2
ถนนมืดtà-nǒn-mʉ̂ʉtถนนมืดtà-nǒn-mʉ̂ʉtdark/unlit roaddark/unlit roadWord