ที่ราบ
tîi-râapMeaning
1NounB1
plain; flatland
A broad area of flat or gently undulating land with little elevation change.
Examples
หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoตั้งอยู่dtâng yòo1[to] be located; be situated; stand2[to] be based on; rest upon (figurative)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ที่ราบtêe râapที่ราบtêe râapplain; flatlandกว้างgwâangกว้างgwâang1wide; broad2spacious; roomy3extensive; wide-ranging; broad in scopeไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăomountainสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)รอบๆrôp rôpรอบๆrôp rôp1around; all around; nearby2around (surrounding a place/thing)
The village is located on a wide plain, with no high mountains around.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoเดินทางdəən-taangผ่านpàanที่ราบtîi-râapยาวไกลyaao-glaiมองmɔɔngไปbpaiเห็นhěnแต่dtɛ̀ɛพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinเรียบrîiapสุดสายตาsùt-sǎai-dtaa
Yesterday we traveled across a long plain, seeing only flat ground as far as the eye could see.
ชาวนาchaao-naaในnaiที่ราบtîi-râapแถบtɛ̀ɛpนั้นnánปลูกbplùukข้าวkâaoได้ดีdâai-diiเพราะprɔ́พื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinเรียบrîiapและlɛ́น้ำnáamไหลเอื่อยlǎi-ʉ̀ʉai
Farmers on that plain grow rice well because the land is flat and the water flows gently.
ที่ราบลุ่มtîi-râap-lûmแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangราบเรียบrâap-rîiapต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการตั้งถิ่นฐานgaan-dtâng-tìn-tǎanและlɛ́การคมนาคมgaan-ká-má-naa-kom
The riverine plain has continuously flat terrain, making it suitable for settlement and transportation.
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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ที่ราบtîi-râapที่ราบtîi-râapplain; flatlandplain; flatlandWord