ทะเล
tá-leeMeanings
1NounA1
sea
a large area of salt water; the sea or ocean
Examples
โลกlôhkโลกlôhk1Earth; the planet2the world; human society3world; realmมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachกว้างใหญ่gwâang yàiกว้างใหญ่gwâang yàivast; extensiveล้อมรอบlóm rôpล้อมรอบlóm rôp1[to] surround; encircle2surrounding; encirclingทวีปtà-wêepทวีปtà-wêepcontinentต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forๆ-
The Earth has vast seas surrounding the continents.
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Many kinds of fish live in the salty sea.
นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatออกเรือɔ̀ɔk-rʉʉaไปbpaiสำรวจsǎm-rùuatทะเลลึกtá-lee-lʉ́kเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi
Scientists sailed out to explore the deep sea yesterday.
Tomorrow we will take a boat across the sea to a small island.
2NounA2
seaside; the beach
the coastal area by the sea, often referring to the beach or shore in casual speech
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lênไปเดินเล่นbpai-dəən-lên[to] go for a walkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go for a walk at the beach this evening?
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnพาpaaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaไปbpaiนั่งnângกินข้าวgin-kâaoที่tîiทะเลtá-leeลมเย็นlom-yenมากmâak
Yesterday I took my family to eat by the beach; the breeze was very cool.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเขาkăoจะjàไปbpaiเล่นlênวอลเลย์บอลwon-lây-bonที่têeทะเลtá-layกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan
Tomorrow he will play volleyball at the beach with his friends.
ช่วงchûuangหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnคนkonชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiทะเลtá-leeเพราะprɔ́มีmiiหาดhàatสวยsǔuaiน้ำใสnáam-sǎiและlɛ́กิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamริมฝั่งrim-fàngให้hâiทำtamเยอะyə́
In summer, people like to go to the beach because there are beautiful shores, clear water, and many seaside activities to do.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |