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tîi-nɔɔnMeanings
1NounA2
mattress; sleeping pad
a thick pad or mattress used for sleeping, placed on a bed frame or directly on the floor
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ที่นอนtîi-nɔɔnที่นอนtîi-nɔɔn1mattress; sleeping pad2sleeping place; bedding areaอันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)แข็งkɛ̌ngแข็งkɛ̌ng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
This mattress is too hard.
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Mom took the mattress out to sun-dry it to kill germs.
ที่นอนยางพาราtîi-nɔɔn-yaang-paa-raaเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomมากmâakในหมู่nai-mùuนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoชาวจีนchaao-jiin
Latex mattresses are very popular among Chinese tourists.
2NounA2
sleeping place; bedding area
a place prepared for sleeping, for a person or an animal, such as a bed area or nest
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeที่นอนtîi-nɔɔnที่นอนtîi-nɔɔn1mattress; sleeping pad2sleeping place; bedding areaบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โซฟาsoo-faaโซฟาsoo-faasofa; couch
The cat is making its sleeping spot on the sofa.
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It's time, all children must go to bed.
สุนัขจรจัดsù-nák jon jàtหาhăaที่นอนtêe nonอุ่นๆùn ùnใต้ท้องdtâi tóngรถrótในnaiคืนkeunที่têeฝนตกfŏn dtòk
The stray dog found a warm sleeping place under a car on a rainy night.
พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngที่นอนtîi-nɔɔnเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หลับlàpเป็นbpenตายdtaaiเพราะprɔ́ความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láaจากjàakการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taang
As soon as he got to his bed, he slept like a log from the exhaustion of his journey.
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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ที่นอนtîi-nɔɔnที่นอนtîi-nɔɔnmattress; sleeping padmattress; sleeping padWord