นิโคลา
ní-koo-laaMeaning
1NounB1
Nicola; Nikola
A transliteration of the foreign given name Nicola or Nikola
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritนิโคลาní-koh-laaนิโคลาní-koh-laaNicola; Nikolaเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครูสอนkruu sŏnภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtthe English languageที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rianschoolของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
Mr. Nicola is an English teacher at our school.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiฉันchǎnไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoเย็นyenกับgàpนิโคลาní-koo-laaและlɛ́ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
Yesterday, I went to have dinner with Nicola and his family.
นิโคลาní-koh-laaเทสลาtês-laaเป็นbpenนักประดิษฐ์nák bprà-dìtที่têeเก่งมากgèng mâakเขาkăoคือkeuผู้คิดค้นpôo kít kónระบบrá-bòpไฟฟ้ากระแสสลับfai fáa grà-săe sà-làp
Nikola Tesla was a very brilliant inventor; he was the one who invented the alternating current electrical system.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaนิโคลาní-koo-laaจะjàย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yùuเมืองไทยmʉʉang-taiได้dâaiเพียงpiiangสองsɔ̌ɔngปีbpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatพูดpûutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiได้dâaiอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛo
Even though Nicola moved to Thailand only two years ago, he can speak Thai fluently.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ní
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
นิníนิnísentence-ending particle (emphasis, pointing out)sentence-ending particle (emphasis, pointing out)Part 1
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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 3
นิโคลาní-koo-laaนิโคลาní-koo-laaNicola; NikolaNicola; NikolaWord