นับพัน
náp-panMeaning
1NounA2
thousands (of)
thousands of; in the thousands.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวนับพันnáp-panนับพันnáp-panthousands (of)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
There are thousands of fish in the sea.
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There are thousands of stars in the sky.
I saw thousands of people at the concert last night.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanมีmiiการปล่อยgaan-bplɔ̀iโคมลอยkoom-lɔɔiนับพันnáp-panขึ้นสู่kʉ̂n-sùuท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətภาพpâapที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamมากmâak
During the festival, thousands of lanterns are released into the sky, creating a very beautiful sight.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náp
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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พันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedthousand (1,000)Part 2
นับพันnáp-panนับพันnáp-panthousands (of)thousands (of)Word