น้ำตก
náam-dtòkMeanings
1NounA1
waterfall
a place where water flows over a steep drop and falls down
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอุทยานùt-tá-yaanอุทยานùt-tá-yaan1park2national park (short for อุทยานแห่งชาติ)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำตกnáam-dtòkน้ำตกnáam-dtòk1waterfall2nam tok; spicy grilled-meat salad; blood-enriched noodle soupสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerไหลlǎiไหลlǎi[to] flow; run (liquid)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหน้าผาnâa-pǎaหน้าผาnâa-pǎacliffลงสู่long-sùuลงสู่long-sùu1[to] descend to; go down into2[to] flow/empty into3[to] land on/at4[to] be brought/directed down to (figurative)แอ่งน้ำɛ̀ɛng-náamแอ่งน้ำɛ̀ɛng-náampuddle; pool of water
There is a beautiful waterfall in the park; water flows from a cliff down into a pool.
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I saw a tall waterfall; the splashing water was very cool.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoเดินป่าdəən-bpàaไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngน้ำตกnáam-dtòkชั้นแรกchán-rɛ̂ɛkและlɛ́เล่นน้ำlên-náamตรงdtrongลานหินlaan-hǐn
Yesterday we hiked to the first tier of the waterfall and swam on the rocky terrace.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiจะjàไปbpaiน้ำตกnáam-dtòkอีกìikแห่งhɛ̀ngที่tîiน้ำnáamตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaจากjàakหน้าผาnâa-pǎaชันchanและlɛ́มีmiiหมอกmɔ̀ɔkน้ำnáamลอยlɔɔiขึ้นkʉ̂n
Tomorrow we will go to another waterfall where water drops from a steep cliff and mist rises.
2NounB2
nam tok; spicy grilled-meat salad; blood-enriched noodle soup
A spicy Thai salad of sliced grilled meat mixed with lime juice, fish sauce, chili, toasted rice powder, and herbs; also a noodle-soup style with blood added to the broth.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินน้ำgin námกินน้ำgin nám[to] drink waterตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnหมูmŏoหมูmŏo1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)เผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/bitingนิดๆnít nítนิดๆnít níta little; slightly (colloquial)หอมhŏmหอมhŏm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionข้าวคั่วkâao kûuaข้าวคั่วkâao kûuatoasted ground rice
Today I want to eat pork nam tok, slightly spicy with the aroma of toasted rice.
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This place makes a bold-flavored beef nam tok, sour, salty, and spicy all in one.
ขอkŏrคอkoหมูย่างmŏo yâangทำเป็นtam bpenน้ำตกnám dtòkเพิ่มpêrmผักชีpàk cheeและláeหอมแดงhŏm daengเยอะๆyér-yérนะnáครับkráp
Please make grilled pork collar as nam tok, with lots of cilantro and shallots.
เชฟคลุกchép klúkเนื้อย่างnéuua yâangร้อนๆrón rónกับgàpน้ำปลาnáam bplaaมะนาวmá-naaoพริกป่นprík bpònจนjonเป็นbpenน้ำตกnám dtòkที่têeหอมhŏmฉุยchŭi
The chef tosses hot grilled beef with fish sauce, lime, and chili flakes, turning it into a fragrant nam tok.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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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น้ำตกnáam-dtòkน้ำตกnáam-dtòkwaterfallwaterfallWord