ปาเลา
bpaa-laoMeaning
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Palau
Palau (an island country in the western Pacific Ocean)
Examples
ปาเลาbpaa-laoปาเลาbpaa-laoPalauเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ประเทศเกาะbprà-têet-gɔ̀ประเทศเกาะbprà-têet-gɔ̀island country; island nationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Palau is an island country with a very beautiful sea.
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ฉันchǎnเห็นhěnรูปถ่ายrûup-tàaiของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetปาเลาbpaa-laoแล้วlɛ́ɛoอยากyàakไปbpaiดำน้ำdam-náamที่นั่นtîi-nân
I saw photos of Palau and want to go diving there.
การเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangไปbpaiปาเลาbpaa-laoจากjàakประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiอาจจะàat-jàต้องdtɔ̂ngแวะwɛ́เปลี่ยนbplìianเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moong
Traveling to Palau from Thailand might require a layover of several hours.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanปาเลาbpaa-laoมีmiiนโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiเข้มงวดkêm-ngûuatในnaiการgaanอนุรักษ์สิ่งแวดล้อมà-nú-rák-sìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmทางทะเลtaang-tá-lee
The government of Palau has strict policies on marine environmental conservation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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
bpaa
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 | — | — |