นักสกี

nák-sà-gii

Meaning

1NounA2

skier

a person who skis.

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)นักสกีnák-sà-giiนักสกีnák-sà-giiskier
He is a skier.
3 more examples
นักสกีnák-sà-giiคนkonนั้นnánกำลังgam-langลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakภูเขาpuu-kǎo
That skier is coming down from the mountain.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanมีmiiนักสกีnák-sà-giiเยอะมากyə́-mâakที่tîiลานสกีlaan-sà-gii
There were a lot of skiers at the ski resort yesterday.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะเป็นjà-bpenนักสกีnák-sà-giiที่tîiมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangระมัดระวังrá-mát-rá-wangเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though he is an experienced skier, he is always careful.

Tones

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

Why is นักสกี said นัก-สะ-กี?

nák-sà-gii

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

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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สกีsà-giiสกีsà-gii1ski (equipment)2[to] ski3skiing (sport)ski (equipment)Part 2
นักสกีnák-sà-giiนักสกีnák-sà-giiskierskierWord