ทางเท้า
taang-táaoMeaning
1NounA2
sidewalk; pavement (BrE); pedestrian walkway
a raised or paved path beside a road intended primarily for pedestrians, not for vehicles
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ทางเท้าtaang táaoทางเท้าtaang táaosidewalk; pavement (BrE); pedestrian walkwayตอนเย็นๆdton yen yenตอนเย็นๆdton yen yen1in the evening; toward early evening2early evening (time period)
I like to walk on the sidewalk in the evening.
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Yesterday, I tripped and fell because the sidewalk had a hole in it.
We should walk on the sidewalk for safety.
ร้านค้าráan-káaบางbaangร้านráanวางwaangของkɔ̌ɔngบนbonทางเท้าtaang-táaoทำให้tam-hâiคนkonเดินผ่านdəən-pàanลำบากlam-bàak
Some shops place their goods on the sidewalk, making it difficult for people to walk past.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
taang
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 1
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เท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportfootPart 2
ทางเท้าtaang-táaoทางเท้าtaang-táaosidewalk; pavement (BrE); pedestrian walkwaysidewalk; pavement (BrE); pedestrian walkwayWord