ธงฟ้า
tong-fáaMeanings
1NounA1
blue flag
a blue flag
Examples
เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toธงฟ้าtong-fáaธงฟ้าtong-fáa1blue flag2Blue Flag scheme
That boat flies a blue flag.
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That boy is holding a blue flag.
The supporters are waving blue flags joyfully.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiปักธงbpàk-tongฟ้าfáaที่tîiชายหาดchaai-hàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaลงเล่นน้ำได้long-lên-náam-dâai
The staff planted a blue flag at the beach to indicate that it is safe to swim.
2NounB1
Blue Flag scheme
the Thai government's 'Blue Flag' project which provides discounted consumer goods to the public
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offน้ำมันพืชnám-man-pʉ̂ʉtน้ำมันพืชnám-man-pʉ̂ʉt1vegetable oil; cooking oil2plant-based oil (not from petroleum)ราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukinexpensive; low-pricedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallธงฟ้าtong-fáaธงฟ้าtong-fáa1blue flag2Blue Flag scheme
Mom likes to buy cheap vegetable oil at the Blue Flag shop.
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โครงการkroong-gaanธงฟ้าtong-fáaช่วยchûuaiลดlótค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipให้กับhâi-gàpประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่tîiมีmiiรายได้raai-dâaiน้อยnɔ́ɔiได้dâaiมากmâak
The Blue Flag project greatly helps reduce the cost of living for low-income citizens.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanจัดjàtงานมหกรรมngaan-má-hà-gamธงฟ้าtong-fáaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจำหน่ายjam-nàaiสินค้าอุปโภคบริโภคsǐn-káa-ù-bpà-pôok-bɔɔ-rí-pôokในnaiราคาประหยัดraa-kaa-bprà-yàt
The government organized a Blue Flag fair to sell consumer goods at economical prices.
ร้านค้าปลีกráan-káa-bplìikหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngในnaiชุมชนchum-chonต้องdtɔ̂ngการลงทะเบียนgaan-long-tá-biianเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamโครงการkroong-gaanร้านráanธงฟ้าtong-fáaประชาbprà-chaaรัฐrátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มยอดpə̂əm-yɔ̂ɔtขายkǎai
Many retail shops in the community want to register for the Pracharath Blue Flag project to increase their sales.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธงฟ้า said ทง-ฟ้า?
tong-fáa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
tong
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
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ธงฟ้าtong-fáaธงฟ้าtong-fáablue flagblue flagWord