นับสิบ
náp-sìpMeanings
1determinerB2
tens of; dozens of
an approximate quantity numbering in the tens, typically following a noun or preceding its classifier
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic parkมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)อายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeนับสิบnáp-sìpนับสิบnáp-sìp1tens of; dozens of2dozens; many tensปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
In the park, there are several trees that are tens of years old.
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เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngตอบอีเมลdtɔ̀ɔp-ii-meenนับสิบnáp-sìpฉบับchà-bàpทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmทำงานtam-ngaan
He has to answer tens of emails every morning before starting work.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngจุดนี้jùt-níiได้dâaiเขาkǎoผ่านpàanการปฏิเสธgaan-bpà-dtì-sèetมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoนับสิบnáp-sìpครั้งkráng
To get to this point, he has gone through tens of rejections.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtมีmiiโรงงานroong-ngaanนับสิบnáp-sìpบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtต้องdtɔ̂ngปิดกิจการbpìt-gìt-jà-gaanลงlong
During the economic crisis, tens of factories had to shut down their business.
2PronounB2
dozens; many tens
an approximate number in the tens used on its own to refer to people/things, e.g., ‘there were dozens’
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่มาtîi-maaที่มาtîi-maa1origin; source2background; provenance; etymology3source; reference (citation)ช่วยงานchûuai-ngaanช่วยงานchûuai-ngaan[to] help with work; [to] assistน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedคราวkraaoคราวkraao1time; occasion; instance2turn (in sequence)3period; stint4classifier for occasionsที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛoที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นับสิบnáp-sìpนับสิบnáp-sìp1tens of; dozens of2dozens; many tens
There were tens of people who came to help with the flood last time.
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อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetบนbonทางด่วนtaang-dùuanเช้านี้cháao-níiทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpนับสิบnáp-sìp
The accident on the expressway this morning resulted in tens of injuries.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเปิดรับสมัครbpə̀ət-ráp-sà-màkเพียงpiiangไม่กี่mâi-gìiชั่วโมงchûua-moongก็gɔ̂มีmiiผู้สนใจpûu-sǒn-jaiส่งsòngใบสมัครbai-sà-màkเข้ามาkâo-maaแล้วlɛ́ɛoนับสิบnáp-sìp
Just a few hours after opening applications, tens of interested people had already submitted them.
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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นับสิบnáp-sìpนับสิบnáp-sìptens of; dozens oftens of; dozens ofWord