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tîi-ngaamMeanings
1NounA2
a beautiful place
A beautiful place; a lovely spot.
Examples
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I went to a beautiful place yesterday.
We will go find a lovely spot to sit and rest.
เขาkǎoเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiทั่วโลกtûua-lôokเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นหาkón-hǎaที่งามtîi-ngaamและlɛ́ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupเก็บไว้gèp-wái
He travels around the world to find beautiful places and take pictures of them.
2AdjectiveB1
that/which is beautiful (modifies a noun)
That is beautiful; which is beautiful (placed after a noun), e.g., บ้านที่งาม 'the house that is beautiful'.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersที่งามtîi-ngaamที่งามtîi-ngaam1a beautiful place2that/which is beautiful (modifies a noun)
I like flowers that are beautiful.
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เธอtəəสวมsǔuamชุดราตรีchút-raa-dtriiที่งามtîi-ngaamมากmâakในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
She wore a very beautiful evening gown at the party last night.
ภาพวาดpâap-wâatที่งามtîi-ngaamชิ้นchínนั้นnánถูกtùukประมูลbprà-muunไปbpaiในnaiราคาสูงraa-kaa-sǔungลิ่วlîu
That beautiful painting was auctioned off at an exorbitant price.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiที่งามtîi-ngaamไม่mâiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiคำศัพท์kam-sàpที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛมักจะmák-jàสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngอารมณ์aa-romที่tîiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ng
A beautiful poem doesn't always have to use complex vocabulary, but it often conveys deep emotions.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerplace; spot; seat; spacePart 1
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งามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelybeautiful; lovelyPart 2
ที่งามtîi-ngaamที่งามtîi-ngaama beautiful placea beautiful placeWord