ปฐมวัย
bpà-tŏm-waiMeaning
1NounB2
early childhood; preschool age
the period of early childhood, roughly from birth to about age six.
Examples
การศึกษาgaan sùk-săaการศึกษาgaan sùk-săa1education; schooling (system/process)2educational background; attainment3a study; research; investigation4education (academic field)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ระดับrá-dàpระดับrá-dàp1level; degree2standard; tier; rank3classifier for levels or grades4level (tool); spirit levelปฐมวัยbpà-tŏm-waiปฐมวัยbpà-tŏm-waiearly childhood; preschool ageมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความสำคัญkwaam săm-kanความสำคัญkwaam săm-kanimportance; significanceต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendพัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaanพัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaandevelopment; progressionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)
Early childhood education is important for a child's development.
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ของเล่นkŏng lênที่têeส่งเสริมsòng sĕrmการเรียนรู้gaan riian róoเหมาะmòrสำหรับsăm-ràpเด็กdèkในnaiวัยwaiปฐมวัยbpà-tŏm-wai
Educational toys are suitable for children in their early childhood years.
งานวิจัยngaan wí-jaiหลายlăaiชิ้นchínชี้ว่าchée wâaประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanในช่วงnai chûuangปฐมวัยbpà-tŏm-waiส่งผลsòng pŏnระยะยาวrá-yá yaaoต่อdtòบุคลิกภาพbùk-kà-lík-gà-pâapของkŏngคนเราkon rao
Many research studies indicate that experiences during early childhood have long-term effects on our personality.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanควรkuuanลงทุนlong tunด้านdâanโภชนาการpoh-chá-naa-gaanและláeการดูแลgaan doo laeเด็กdèkปฐมวัยbpà-tŏm-waiให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak kêunเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangทรัพยากรมนุษย์sáp-pá-yaa-gon má-nútที่têeมีคุณภาพmee kun-ná-pâap
The government should invest more in nutrition and care for early childhood to build quality human resources.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปฐมวัย said ปะ-ถม-มะ-ไว?
bpà-tŏm-wai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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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ปฐมวัยbpà-tŏm-waiปฐมวัยbpà-tŏm-waiearly childhood; preschool ageearly childhood; preschool ageWord