ทาวน์
taaoMeaning
1NounB1
town (loanword); urban area
a town; an English loanword in Thai, often used in compounds (e.g., ทาวน์เฮาส์ทาวน์เฮาส์taao-haotownhouse; row house ‘townhouse’) or in names and branding.
Examples
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa néeสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa née1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเดินเล่นbpai dern lênไปเดินเล่นbpai dern lên[to] go for a walkที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตัวเมืองdtuua meuuangตัวเมืองdtuua meuuangdowntown; city centerเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beach
This weekend I’m going to stroll in a small town by the sea.
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โครงการkroong-gaanใหม่màiเปิดbpə̀ətขายkǎaiทาวน์เฮาส์taao-haoที่tîiมีmiiร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛและlɛ́สวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náในnaiโครงการkroong-gaanเดียวกันdiiao-gan
A new project is selling townhouses with a café and a public park in the same development.
แบรนด์braenเลือกใช้คำlêuuak chái kamว่าwâaทาวน์taaoในnaiชื่อchêuเพื่อให้pêuua hâiภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákดูdooสมัยใหม่sà-măi màiและláeเป็นbpenสากลsăa-gon
The brand chose to use the word ‘town’ in its name to appear modern and international.
ย่านyâanทาวน์taaoเก่าgàoกำลังgam-langรีโนเวตrii-noo-wêetเป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngครีเอทีฟkrii-ee-tîipโดยdooiคงkongอาคารaa-kaanดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmแต่dtɛ̀ɛผสมผสานpà-sǒm-pà-sǎanร้านráanสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-mài
The old town district is being renovated into a creative hub, preserving original buildings while blending in modern shops.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทาวน์ said ทาว?
taao
- Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
taao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |