พาต้า
paa-dtâaMeaning
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Pata (department store)
Pata, the name of a well-known, historic department store and zoo in Bangkok, Thailand
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchคิงคองking kongคิงคองking kongKing Kong; giant gorillaที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtzooพาต้าpaa-dtâaพาต้าpaa-dtâaPata (department store)ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)
I used to go see the King Kong at Pata Zoo when I was a kid.
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ห้างhâangพาต้าpaa-dtâaปิ่นเกล้าbpìn-glâaoเปิดให้บริการbpə̀ət-hâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanมานานmaa-naanหลายสิบlǎai-sìpปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Pata Pinklao Department Store has been open for service for several decades.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang sàp-pá-sĭn-káaใหม่ๆmài màiจะjàเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunมากมายmâak maaiแต่dtàeพาต้าpaa-dtâaก็gâwยังคงyang kongเป็นbpenสถานที่sà-tăan tîiแห่งhàengความทรงจำkwaam song jamสำหรับsăm-ràpคนkonกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpหลายคนlăai kon
Even though many new shopping malls have emerged, Pata remains a place of memories for many Bangkokians.
การอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákกอริลลาgɔɔ-rin-laaบัวbuuaน้อยnɔ́ɔiที่tîiสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtพาต้าpaa-dtâaยังคงyang-kongเป็นbpenประเด็นbprà-denที่tîiนักnákสิทธิสัตว์sìt-tí-sàtให้ความสนใจhâi-kwaam-sǒn-jaiอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
The conservation of Bua Noi the gorilla at Pata Zoo remains an ongoing issue of interest for animal rights activists.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ต้าdtâaต้าdtâa1Thai nickname (from Chinese 'big; great')2big; great (Sino-Thai, in names/phrases)Thai nickname (from Chinese 'big; great')Part 2
พาต้าpaa-dtâaพาต้าpaa-dtâaPata (department store)Pata (department store)Word