นักฟุตบอล

nák-fút-bɔɔn

Meaning

1NounA1

footballer; soccer player

a person who plays association football (soccer), either amateur or professional

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnfootballer; soccer player
He is a football player.
3 more examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอยากyàakเป็นbpenนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔn
My younger brother wants to be a football player.
นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnคนkonนั้นnánวิ่งwîngเร็วreoมากmâak
That football player runs very fast.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnทีมชาติไทยtiim-châat-taiชนะchá-náการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
Yesterday, the Thai national football players won the match.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

3 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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ฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔn1football; soccer2football (the ball)football; soccerPart 2
นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnfootballer; soccer playerfootballer; soccer playerWord

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