บริเวณ
bɔɔ-rí-weenMeanings
1NounA2
area; vicinity
a particular part of a place or space; area; neighborhood; vicinity
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นั่งเล่นnâng-lênนั่งเล่นnâng-lên[to] sit and relax; loungeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity ofสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back garden
I like to sit and relax in the backyard area.
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There are many restaurants in the area in front of the station.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiคนkonออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenอาคารaa-kaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The police asked people to leave the area of the building for safety.
บริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenใกล้glâiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamมักmákมีmiiลมแรงlom-rɛɛngและlɛ́ชื้นchʉ́ʉnกว่าgwàaส่วนsùuanอื่นʉ̀ʉnของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉang
The area near the river tends to be windier and more humid than other parts of the city.
2AdjectiveB1
around; in the vicinity of
used before a place expression to indicate a location in or around that area
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanrestaurant; eateryหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)บริเวณวัดbɔɔ-rí-ween-wátบริเวณวัดbɔɔ-rí-ween-wáttemple grounds; temple area
There are many restaurants in the market in the area around the temple.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการgaanจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótในnaiซอยsɔɔiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenโรงเรียนroong-riianช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháao
The police asked residents to avoid parking in the lanes around the school in the morning.
เราraoนัดพบnát pópกันganที่têeคาเฟ่kaa-fêhเล็กๆlék lékบริเวณbo-rí-waynสถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faiเพื่อpêuuaเดินdernต่อไปdtòr bpaiงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaan
We met at a small café in the vicinity of the train station to walk on to the festival.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiตรวจdtrùuatคุณภาพอากาศkun-ná-pâap-aa-gàatในnaiชุมชนchum-chonบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนิคมอุตสาหกรรมní-kom-ùt-sǎa-hà-gamอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
Officials regularly check air quality in communities around the industrial estate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บริเวณ said บอ-ริ-เวณ?
bɔɔ-rí-ween
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bɔɔ
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 | — | — |