น้ำโขง
náam-kǒongMeaning
1Proper nounA2
the Mekong River
The Mekong River, a major river in mainland Southeast Asia forming parts of the Thai–Laotian border.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchน้ำโขงnáam-kǒongน้ำโขงnáam-kǒongthe Mekong Riverที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายแดนไทยchaai-dɛɛn-taiชายแดนไทยchaai-dɛɛn-taiThai borderกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ลาวlaaoลาวlaao1Laos; Lao (relating to Laos)2Lao person; Laotian3Lao language4rustic; unsophisticated (slang, can be derogatory)
I want to go see the Mekong at the Thai–Laotian border.
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ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเราraoนั่งเรือnâng-rʉʉaชมวิวchom-wiuตามdtaamลำlamน้ำโขงnáam-kǒongฝั่งfàngไทยtai
Last year we took a boat to enjoy the views along the Mekong on the Thai side.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuจะพาjà-paaเราraoไปเรียนbpai-riianรู้rúuประวัติbprà-wàtของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำโขงnáam-kǒongและlɛ́บทบาทbòt-bàatต่อdtɔ̀ɔพรมแดนไทยprom-dɛɛn-taiลาวlaao
Tomorrow the teacher will take us to learn about the Mekong’s history and its role in the Thai–Laotian border.
เมืองmʉʉangตามdtaamริมฝั่งrim-fàngน้ำโขงnáam-kǒongพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaแม่น้ำสายmɛ̂ɛ-náam-sǎaiนี้níiทั้งtángด้านdâanคมนาคมká-má-naa-komและlɛ́การค้าขายgaan-káa-kǎaiข้ามแดนkâam-dɛɛnไทยtaiลาวlaao
Towns along the Mekong rely on this river for transportation and cross-border trade between Thailand and Laos.
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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น้ำโขงnáam-kǒongน้ำโขงnáam-kǒongthe Mekong Riverthe Mekong RiverWord