นักบอล

nák-bɔɔn

Meaning

1NounA1

soccer player; football player

a soccer player; a football player (colloquial).

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักบอลnák-bɔɔnนักบอลnák-bɔɔnsoccer player; football player
He is a soccer player.
3 more examples
ฉันchǎnอยากyàakเป็นbpenนักบอลnák-bɔɔn
I want to be a soccer player.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiนักบอลnák-bɔɔnคนโปรดkon-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnยิงyingประตูbprà-dtuuได้dâai
Yesterday, my favorite soccer player scored a goal.
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnฝึกfʉ̀kซ้อมหนักsɔ́ɔm-nàkเพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàเป็นbpenนักบอลอาชีพnák-bɔɔn-aa-chîip
My older brother is training hard to become a professional soccer player.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

nák

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchperson engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)Part 1
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บอลbɔɔnบอลbɔɔn1ball (object)2football; soccerball (object)Part 2
นักบอลnák-bɔɔnนักบอลnák-bɔɔnsoccer player; football playersoccer player; football playerWord

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