ทล.
tor lorMeanings
1NounB1
abbr. for national highway
The Thai abbreviation used on road signs and maps for national highways (route numbers); short for 'highway'.
Examples
ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3classifier for signs/labels4[to] smear; dab; applyสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetทลthá-l4
Look at the sign! We are on Highway No. 4.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàไปbpaiพัทยาpát-tá-yaaให้hâiวิ่งตามwîng dtaamป้ายbpâaiทลthá-l7ไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiนะnáครับkráp
If you want to go to Pattaya, just keep following the signs for Highway 7.
แผนที่păen-têeบอกว่าbòk wâaเราraoต้องdtôngเลี้ยวขวาlíiao kwăaที่แยกtêe yâekข้างหน้าkâang nâaเพื่อpêuuaเข้าสู่kâo sòoทลthá-l344
The map says we have to turn right at the next intersection to get onto Highway 344.
โครงการก่อสร้างkroong gaan gò sâangทางหลวงtaang lŭuangพิเศษpí-sàytระหว่างrá-wàangเมืองmeuuangสายsăaiใหม่màiจะjàเชื่อมต่อchêuuam dtòกับgàpทลthá-l1ถนนพหลโยธินtà-nŏn pá-hŏn-yoh-tinเพื่อpêuuaลดlótปัญหาbpan-hăaการจราจรgaan jà-raa-jon
The new intercity motorway project will connect with Highway 1 (Phahonyothin Road) to reduce traffic problems.
2NounB2
Thai Department of Highways (abbr.)
The Thai abbreviation for the Department of Highways, the government agency that builds and maintains national highways.
Examples
ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ชำรุดcham-rútชำรุดcham-rútdamaged; defective; broken; worn-outบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequentlyทลthá-lควรจะkuuan jàควรจะkuuan jà1should; ought to (advice/duty/appropriateness)2be supposed/expected to; should (by rule, plan, or normal circumstances)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerซ่อมได้sôm dâaiซ่อมได้sôm dâairepairable; fixableแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This road is damaged often; the Department of Highways should come and fix it already.
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ทลthá-lมีmeeแผนที่păen-têeจะjàขยายkà-yăaiถนนtà-nŏnสายsăaiนี้néeเป็นbpenสี่sèeเลนleenเพื่อรองรับpêuua rong rápปริมาณbpà-rí-maanรถrótที่têeเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen
The Department of Highways has a plan to expand this road to four lanes to accommodate the increasing volume of traffic.
ทลthá-lได้รับdâi rápงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanเพิ่มเติมpêrm dtermเพื่อpêuuaปรับปรุงbpràp bprungความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiบนbonทางหลวงtaang lŭuangทั่วประเทศtûua bprà-têet
The Department of Highways received additional budget to improve safety on highways nationwide.
จากjàakการแถลงข่าวgaan tà-lăeng kàaoของkŏngทลthá-lพบว่าpóp wâaสาเหตุหลักsăa-hèt làkของkŏngอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètในช่วงnai chûuangวันหยุดยาวwan yùt yaaoมาจากmaa jàakการขับรถgaan kàp rótเร็วreoเกินกำหนดgern gam-nòt
According to a press conference by the Department of Highways, it was found that the main cause of accidents during long holidays was speeding.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทล. said ทอ-ลอ?
tor lor
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tor
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |