พาลูก
paa-lûukMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] take one’s child (somewhere/along)
to accompany, lead, or bring one’s child to a place or activity
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พาลูกpaa-lûukพาลูกpaa-lûuk[to] take one’s child (somewhere/along)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
Tomorrow I will take my child to school.
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This morning I took my child to see the doctor because they had a fever.
This evening we will take our child to the playground before going home.
เสาร์นี้sǎo-níiฉันchǎnตั้งใจdtâng-jaiพาลูกpaa-lûukไปbpaiเข้าชมkâo-chomรมromว่ายน้ำwâai-náamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเขาkǎoได้dâaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiและlɛ́มีmiiเพื่อนใหม่pʉ̂ʉan-mài
This Saturday I plan to take my child to join a swimming club so they can exercise and make new friends.
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 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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ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectschild; son; daughterPart 2
พาลูกpaa-lûukพาลูกpaa-lûuk[to] take one’s child (somewhere/along)[to] take one’s child (somewhere/along)Word