บ้านนา
bâan-naaMeanings
1NounB2
rural village; countryside
A farming village or the countryside, often evoking rural life in contrast to city life.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวันหยุดยาวwan yùt yaaoวันหยุดยาวwan yùt yaaolong holiday; long weekendฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityบ้านนาbâan naaบ้านนาbâan naa1rural village; countryside2rural; rustic; countryสูดsòotสูดsòot1[to] inhale; breathe in2[to] sniff (deliberately inhale to sense a smell)3[to] soak up; take in (figurative)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileๆ-ห่างไกลhàang glaiห่างไกลhàang glai1far; distant; remote2[to] be far from; lie far from3far removed from; safely distant from (danger, problems)ความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waaiความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waai1disorder; chaos; commotion2turmoil; unrest (social/political)ในเมืองnai meuuangในเมืองnai meuuang1in the city; downtown2urban; city
When there’s a long holiday, I like to return to the countryside, breathing fresh air away from the city’s chaos.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaโตdtooมาจากmaa-jàakบ้านนาbâan-naaจึงjʉngคุ้นkúnกับgàpทุ่งนาtûng-naaและlɛ́ลำคลองlam-klɔɔngมากกว่าmâak-gwàaอาคารสูงaa-kaan-sǔung
He said he grew up in a rural village, so he’s more familiar with fields and canals than tall buildings.
เสียงจักจั่นsǐiang-jàk-gà-jànยามเย็นyaam-yenทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngบ้านนาbâan-naaที่ซึ่งtîi-sʉ̂ngเวลาwee-laaคล้ายkláaiเดินช้าdəən-cháaลงlong
The evening cicadas remind me of the countryside, where time seems to slow down.
แม้máeโอกาสoh-gàatในเมืองnai meuuangจะjàล่อตาล่อใจlôr dtaa lôr jaiแต่dtàeเสน่ห์sà-nàeบ้านนาbâan naaกับgàpความเรียบง่ายkwaam rîiap ngâaiก็gâwยังyangดึงdeungให้hâiฉันchănอยากyàakกลับglàpไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiamบ่อยbòiๆ-
Even though city opportunities are tempting, the charm and simplicity of the countryside still draw me back to visit often.
2AdjectiveC1
rural; rustic; country
Of or associated with a farming village or country life, especially when describing people or their origins.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeพูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)บ้านนาbâan-naaบ้านนาbâan-naa1rural village; countryside2rural; rustic; countryแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerภูมิใจpuum-jaiภูมิใจpuum-jai1proud2[to] be proud (of ...)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สำเนียงsǎm-niiangสำเนียงsǎm-niiang1accent; dialectal pronunciation2tone; intonation; manner of speakingบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometown
My friend teased me for speaking in a rustic way, but I’m proud of my hometown accent.
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ดีไซน์dii-saaiรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคู่kûuนั้นnánดูduuบ้านนาbâan-naaไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iถ้าtâaใส่sàiเข้าkâoกรุงgrungอาจàatไม่mâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpชุดทำงานchút-tam-ngaan
That shoe design looks a bit rustic; if worn in the city, it might not match work outfits.
เขาkǎoโดนdoonวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaแนวคิดnɛɛo-kítยังyangบ้านนาbâan-naaไม่ทันmâi-tanโลกlôokดิจิทัลdì-jì-tâlที่tîiเปลี่ยนbplìianเร็วreo
He was criticized for having a rural, unsophisticated mindset that doesn’t keep up with the fast-changing digital world.
ภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákแบรนด์braenยังyangติดdtìtกลิ่นglìnบ้านนาbâan naaจึงjeungต้องdtôngรีreeแบรนด์braenเพื่อให้pêuua hâiดูร่วมสมัยdoo rûuam sà-măiและláeน่าเชื่อถือnâa chêuua tĕuขึ้นkêun
The brand image still feels rustic and unsophisticated, so it needs rebranding to appear more contemporary and credible.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedhouse; homePart 1
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บ้านนาbâan-naaบ้านนาbâan-naarural village; countrysiderural village; countrysideWord