บอล
bɔɔnMeanings
1NounA1
ball (object)
a round object used in sports and games.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)โยนyohnโยนyohn1[to] throw; toss; cast2[to] shift blame; pass the buckบอลbonบอลbon1ball (object)2football; soccerกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
The kids are playing catch with a ball in the park.
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I have a new red ball.
เขาkǎoเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnกลมglomให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่อยู่tîi-yùuอีกìikฝั่งfàngของkɔ̌ɔngสนามsà-nǎamเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan
He kicked the ball to a friend on the other side of the field yesterday.
Tomorrow the teacher told us to bring a rubber ball for P.E. class.
2NounA1
football; soccer
the sport of association football (soccer).
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔn1[to] kick a football/soccer ball2[to] play football/soccer (informal)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go play soccer at the school field this evening?
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My older brother likes to watch soccer every Saturday night.
ทีมtiimท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnชนะchá-náบอลbɔɔnลีกlîikเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanคนในเมืองkon-nai-mʉʉangฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔngกันganใหญ่yài
The local team won the soccer league yesterday, and people in the city celebrated a lot.
ฉันchǎnเริ่มrə̂əmเรียนriianกติกาgà-dtì-gaaบอลbɔɔnพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanเช่นchênล้ำหน้าlám-nâaและlɛ́ฟาวล์faao
I started learning basic soccer rules, such as offside and fouls.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bɔɔn
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 | — | — |