นครปฐม
ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmMeaning
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Nakhon Pathom (province and its main city)
a province in central Thailand, west of Bangkok; also its capital city
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]ของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginfood; things to eatในตัวnai-dtuuaในตัวnai-dtuua1built-in; integrated2on one’s person; carried with you3in [sb]/[sth] itself; inherentlyเมืองนครปฐมmʉʉang-ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmเมืองนครปฐมmʉʉang-ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmMueang Nakhon Pathom District (capital district of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand)
Tonight we are going to find something to eat in Nakhon Pathom city.
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Phra Pathom Chedi is located in the city of Nakhon Pathom.
วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan-yùt-sùt-sàp-daaนี้níiเราraoจะjàไปไหว้bpai-wâiพระที่prá-tîiตัวdtuuaเมืองนครปฐมmʉʉang-ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmกันgan
This weekend, we are going to pay respect to the Buddha image in the city of Nakhon Pathom.
เมืองนครปฐมmʉʉang-ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmจะjàคึกคักkʉ́k-kákเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetช่วงchûuangสุดสัปดาห์sùt-sàp-daaเพราะprɔ́มีmiiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเดินทางdəən-taangมาmaaที่tîiวัดwátเยอะมากyə́-mâak
Nakhon Pathom city is especially lively during the weekend because many tourists travel to the temple.
My grandmother's house is in Nakhon Pathom.
The pomelos from Nakhon Pathom province are very famous.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngขับรถkàp-rótผ่านpàanนครปฐมná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoจังหวัดกาญจนบุรีjang-wàt-gaan-jà-ná-bù-rii
We have to drive through Nakhon Pathom province to travel to Kanchanaburi province.
โรงงานอุตสาหกรรมroong-ngaan-ùt-sǎa-hà-gamหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângฐานtǎanการผลิตgaan-pà-lìtในnaiจังหวัดนครปฐมjang-wàt-ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmเพราะprɔ́อยู่yùuไม่ไกลmâi-glaiจากjàakกรุงเทพฯgrung-têep
Many industrial plants choose to set up their production bases in Nakhon Pathom province because it is not far from Bangkok.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นครปฐม said นะ-คอน-ปะ-ถม?
ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒm
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
ná
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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นครปฐมná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmนครปฐมná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒmNakhon Pathom (province and its main city)Nakhon Pathom (province and its main city)Word