ปัว
bpuuaMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Pua (district/town, Nan)
The name of a district (amphoe) and its main town in Nan Province, northern Thailand.
Examples
ปิดเทอมbpìt-təəmปิดเทอมbpìt-təəm1school break; vacation2[to be] on break; between termsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอำเภอปัวam-pəə-bpuuaอำเภอปัวam-pəə-bpuuaPua District
This school break, I will go visit Pua district.
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อำเภอปัวam-pəə-bpuuaในnaiจังหวัดน่านjang-wàt-nâanมีmiiทิวทัศน์tiu-tátของkɔ̌ɔngทุ่งนาtûng-naaที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamมากmâak
Pua district in Nan province has very beautiful views of rice paddies.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoหลายlǎaiคนเดินทางkon-dəən-taangไปbpaiปัวbpuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชมchomธรรมชาติtam-má-châatและlɛ́เรียนรู้riian-rúuวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamไทลื้อtai-lʉ́ʉ
Many tourists travel to Pua to see nature and learn about the Tai Lue culture.
โฮมสเตย์hoom-sà-dteeในnaiอำเภอปัวam-pəə-bpuuaเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoได้dâaiสัมผัสsǎm-pàtวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonในnaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chít
Homestays in Pua district offer tourists an opportunity to experience the local way of life up close.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpuua
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 | — | — |