นางดำ
naang-damMeaning
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queen of spades (card)
The queen of spades (Q♠) in a deck of playing cards, especially noted in the game Hearts.
Examples
เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเล่นเกมlên-geemเล่นเกมlên-geem[to] play gamesฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)ร์ทส์rá-tíทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsนางดำnaang-damนางดำnaang-damqueen of spades (card)
When playing the game Hearts, everyone tries not to get the Queen of Spades.
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Whoever gets the Queen of Spades this round will surely get a lot of points deducted.
กลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiการเล่นgaan-lênฮาhaaร์ทส์rá-tíคือkʉʉการส่งต่อgaan-sòng-dtɔ̀ɔนางดำnaang-damให้hâiผู้เล่นpûu-lênคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnให้hâiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
A key strategy in Hearts is to successfully pass the Queen of Spades to another player.
เขาkǎoฉลาดchà-làatมากmâakที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการกินgaan-ginนางดำnaang-damได้dâaiตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángเกมgeem
He was very clever to be able to avoid taking the Queen of Spades throughout the entire game.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นางดำ said นาง-ดัม?
naang-dam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)Part 1
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ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterblack; very dark (color)Part 2
นางดำnaang-damนางดำnaang-damqueen of spades (card)queen of spades (card)Word