ธนบดี
tá-ná-bɔɔ-diiMeaning
1NounC1
wealthy person; millionaire
a very wealthy person, such as a rich person or millionaire
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเกิดมาgə̀ət-maaเกิดมาgə̀ət-maa1[to] be born2ever; in one's life (since birth)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdธนบดีtá-ná-bɔɔ-diiธนบดีtá-ná-bɔɔ-diiwealthy person; millionaireจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He was born into a wealthy family, so he has never had financial difficulties.
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งานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangกาล่าgaa-lâaดินเนอร์din-nə̂əคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛบรรดาban-daaธนบดีtá-ná-bɔɔ-diiและlɛ́ผู้pûuมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangระดับประเทศrá-dàp-bprà-têetมาmaaร่วมงานrûuam-ngaan
Tonight's gala dinner is attended only by the nation's wealthy elites and celebrities.
แม้mɛ́ɛท่านtânจะเป็นjà-bpenถึงtʉ̌ngธนบดีtá-ná-bɔɔ-diiผู้มั่งคั่งpûu-mâng-kângแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอย่างyàangสมถะsà-má-tàและlɛ́บริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaการกุศลgaan-gù-sǒnอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even though he is a wealthy millionaire, he still lives a humble life and constantly donates his wealth to charity.
โครงการkroong-gaanอสังหาริมทรัพย์à-sǎng-hǎa-rim-má-sápระดับrá-dàpซูเปอร์suu-bpə̂əลักชัวรีlák-chuua-riiนี้níiถูกtùukพัฒนาขึ้นpát-tá-naa-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตอบสนองdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔngไลฟ์สไตล์lái-sà-dtaaiของkɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มglùmธนบดีtá-ná-bɔɔ-diiโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́
This super-luxury real estate project was developed specifically to cater to the lifestyle of the ultra-wealthy class.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธนบดี said ทะ-นะ-บอ-ดี?
tá-ná-bɔɔ-dii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |