พวกนี้
pûuak-níiMeanings
1determinerA1
these (after a noun)
used after a noun (and its classifier, if used) to refer to a group of people or things that are near the speaker or have just been mentioned
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatพวกนี้pûuak-níiพวกนี้pûuak-níi1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsน่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
These cats are very cute.
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These chairs are not sturdy.
I will return these books to the library.
Which school are these students from?
2PronounA1
these ones; these people/things
refers to people or things near the speaker or previously mentioned, without naming them
Examples
พวกนี้pûuak-níiพวกนี้pûuak-níi1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
How much are these?
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What are these?
These are my colleagues from work.
Are you going to eat all of these?
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûuak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsgroup; set; categoryPart 1
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พวกนี้pûuak-níiพวกนี้pûuak-níithese (after a noun)these (after a noun)Word