บนบก
bon-bòkMeanings
1AdverbA2
on land; ashore
located on land, as opposed to in the water or sea.
Examples
โรงแรมroong-rɛɛmโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmhotel; lodging establishmentนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนบกbon-bòkบนบกbon-bòk1on land; ashore2land-dwelling; terrestrialไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beach
This hotel is located on land, not next to the sea.
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We will park the boat and go sightseeing on land.
Some navy sailors work on land; they don't go out to sea.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเดินทางdəən-taangในnaiทะเลtá-leeมาmaaหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiกลับมาglàp-maaเหยียบyìiapแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinบนบกbon-bòkอีกครั้งìik-kráng
After traveling at sea for many weeks, they finally got to set foot on land again.
2AdjectiveB1
land-dwelling; terrestrial
living or existing on land, not in water.
Examples
สิงโตsǐng-dtooสิงโตsǐng-dtoolionเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitบนบกbon-bòkบนบกbon-bòk1on land; ashore2land-dwelling; terrestrial
Lions are animals that live on land.
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Most of the plants we eat grow on land.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛจระเข้jɔɔ-rá-kêeจะjàใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiอยู่ในyùu-naiน้ำnáamแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaวางไข่waang-kàiบนบกbon-bòk
Although crocodiles spend most of their time in the water, they come up to lay eggs on land.
บรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútของkɔ̌ɔngวาฬwaanเคยkəəiเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtสี่sìiเท้าtáaoที่tîiดำรงชีวิตdam-rong-chii-wítอยู่yùuบนบกbon-bòkก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanกลับglàpลงไปlong-bpaiอยู่ในyùu-naiทะเลtá-lee
The ancestors of whales were once four-legged creatures that existed on land before evolving back into the sea.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
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บกbòkบกbòk1land; dry land2ashore; on land3army; ground forces4editor(-in-chief) (abbr.)land; dry landPart 2
บนบกbon-bòkบนบกbon-bòkon land; ashoreon land; ashoreWord