ถนนอโศก
tà-nǒn-à-sòokMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Asok Road (Bangkok)
a common name for Asok Montri Road in Bangkok, running between Sukhumvit Road and Phetchaburi Road.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateแถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)ถนนอโศกtà-nǒn-à-sòokถนนอโศกtà-nǒn-à-sòokAsok Road (Bangkok)
I work near Asok Road.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoเจอกันjəə-ganที่แยกtîi-yɛ̂ɛkถนนอโศกtà-nǒn-à-sòokกับgàpสุขุมวิทนะsù-kǔm-wít-ná
Let’s meet tomorrow at the Asok–Sukhumvit intersection.
ช่วงเย็นchûuang-yenรถติดrót-dtìtมากmâakบนbonถนนอโศกtà-nǒn-à-sòokต้องdtɔ̂ngเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเวลาwee-laaเดินทางdəən-taang
In the evenings, traffic is heavy on Asok Road, so you need to allow extra travel time.
ถ้าtâaลงlongรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaที่tîiอโศกà-sòokแล้วlɛ́ɛoเดินทะลุdəən-tá-lúซอยsɔɔiไปbpaiอีกìikนิดnítก็gɔ̂จะjàถึงtʉ̌ngอาคารสำนักงานaa-kaan-sǎm-nák-ngaanใหญ่yàiริมrimถนนอโศกtà-nǒn-à-sòok
If you get off the skytrain at Asok and walk through the alley a bit, you’ll reach the large office building on Asok Road.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถนนอโศก said ถะ-หนน-อะ-โสก?
tà-nǒn-à-sòok
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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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อโศกà-sòokอโศกà-sòok1Asok (place name)2ashoka tree (Saraca asoca; also Polyalthia longifolia)Asok (place name)Part 2
ถนนอโศกtà-nǒn-à-sòokถนนอโศกtà-nǒn-à-sòokAsok Road (Bangkok)Asok Road (Bangkok)Word