พระนาง
prá-naangMeanings
1NounB1
queen; royal consort; empress (hon.)
A queen or queen consort in a royal family; also an honorific for a royal lady.
Examples
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageพระนางprá-naangพระนางprá-naang1queen; royal consort; empress (hon.)2male and female leads; leading coupleพร้อมprɔ́ɔmพร้อมprɔ́ɔm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyพระราชาprá-raa-chaaพระราชาprá-raa-chaaking
The museum exhibits a portrait of the queen alongside the king.
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นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatบันทึกban-têukว่าwâaพระนางprá naangทรงsongอุปถัมภ์ùp-bpà-tămศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinหลายคนlăai kon
Historians recorded that the queen patronized many artists.
ในnaiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiพระนางprá-naangเสด็จsà-dètร่วมrûuamประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpพระราชกรณียกิจprá-râat-chá-gɔɔ-rá-nii-yá-gìtกับgàpพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt
In the royal ceremony, the queen attended to perform duties alongside the monarch.
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngพระนางprá-naangในฐานะnai-tǎa-náคู่พระบารมีkûu-prá-baa-rá-miiผู้pûuทรงsongมีบทบาทmii-bòt-bàatด้านdâanการทูตgaan-tûutและlɛ́สังคมสงเคราะห์sǎng-kom-sǒng-krɔ́
Court documents refer to the queen consort as the king’s esteemed partner, who played roles in diplomacy and social welfare.
2NounB2
male and female leads; leading couple
the leading male and female characters in a drama, film, or story, or the actors playing them; short for พระเอกและนางเอก
Examples
พระนางprá-naangพระนางprá-naang1queen; royal consort; empress (hon.)2male and female leads; leading coupleคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เข้าขากันkâo-kǎa-ganเข้าขากันkâo-kǎa-gan[to] get along well [with sb]; [to] work well together; [to] be in syncดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
These two leads are acting together for the first time, but they work very well together.
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ฉันchǎnดูduuละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnเพราะprɔ́อยากรู้yàak-rúuว่าwâaพระนางprá-naangจะได้jà-dâaiแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanกันganไหมmǎi
I watch this drama every night because I want to know whether the hero and heroine will get married.
แม้mɛ́ɛบทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnจะjàค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangเดาdaoง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเคkeeมีของmii-kɔ̌ɔngคู่พระนางkûu-prá-naangก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiคนดูkon-duuติดตามdtìt-dtaamจนjonจบjòpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
Although the script is fairly predictable, the chemistry between the two leads keeps viewers watching until the end.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpเลือกlʉ̂ʉakให้hâiพระนางprá-naangแสดงsà-dɛɛngความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kผ่านpàanสายตาsǎai-dtaaแทนtɛɛnคำพูดkam-pûutเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiฉากchàakลาlaaครั้งkrángสุดท้ายsùt-táaiดูduuสมจริงsǒm-jingยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
The director chose to have the two leads express their feelings through their eyes rather than words to make the final farewell scene feel more realistic.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
prá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 1
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นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)Part 2
พระนางprá-naangพระนางprá-naangqueen; royal consort; empress (hon.)queen; royal consort; empress (hon.)Word