บ้านเกิด
bâan-gə̀ətMeaning
1NounA2
birthplace; hometown
One’s birthplace or native town; the place where one was born or grew up.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)คิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ng1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]บ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I miss my hometown very much.
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This year I will return to my hometown to visit my parents.
บ้านเกิดbâan gèrtของฉันkŏng chănเป็นbpenเมืองmeuuangเล็กlékๆ-ริมทะเลrim tá-layที่têeเงียบสงบngîiap sà-ngòp
My hometown is a small, peaceful seaside town.
แม้máeจะjàย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpนานnaanหลายlăaiปีbpeeฉันchănยังyangผูกพันpòok panกับgàpบ้านเกิดbâan gèrtเสมอsà-mĕr
Even after moving to work in Bangkok for many years, I still feel attached to my hometown.
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
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เกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyto be bornPart 2
บ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownbirthplace; hometownWord