ทัพบก
táp-bòkMeaning
1NounB1
army; ground forces
The branch of a nation's armed forces that conducts military operations on land.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòkกองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòk1Royal Thai Army2army; land force
My older brother wants to be a soldier in the army.
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กองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòkส่งทหารsòng-tá-hǎanไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiผู้ประสบภัยpûu-bprà-sòp-paiน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamที่tîiภาคใต้pâak-dtâai
The army sent soldiers to help flood victims in the southern region.
ทหารtá-hǎanจากjàakกองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòkมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiหลักlàkในnaiการปกป้องgaan-bpòk-bpɔ̂ngอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtaiตามdtaamแนวชายแดนnɛɛo-chaai-dɛɛn
Soldiers from the army have the main duty of protecting sovereignty along the border.
กองทัพบกgɔɔng-táp-bòkได้dâaiจัดสรรjàt-sǎnงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพัฒนาpát-tá-naaยุทโธปกรณ์yút-too-bpà-gɔɔnให้hâiทันสมัยtan-sà-mǎiสำหรับsǎm-ràpรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpภัยคุกคามpai-kúk-kaamรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpใหม่mài
The army has allocated a budget to modernize military equipment to cope with new forms of threats.
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 vowelEnds in -พ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
táp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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บกbòkบกbòk1land; dry land2ashore; on land3army; ground forces4editor(-in-chief) (abbr.)land; dry landPart 2
ทัพบกtáp-bòkทัพบกtáp-bòkarmy; ground forcesarmy; ground forcesWord