พี่ตูน
pîi-dtuunMeaning
1NounB2
older-sibling Toon; Mr. Toon (respectful)
A respectful way to address or refer to someone nicknamed Toon, often Artiwara Kongmalai (Toon Bodyslam). พี่พี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person) (older sibling) shows respect to an older person.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)หนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceพี่ตูนpîi-dtuunพี่ตูนpîi-dtuunolder-sibling Toon; Mr. Toon (respectful)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงานวิ่งngaan-wîngงานวิ่งngaan-wîngrunning event; raceเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยิ้มทักทายyím-ták-taaiยิ้มทักทายyím-ták-taai[to] smile in greetingอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eengเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eeng1friendly; informal; relaxed2[to] be friendly; be informal
Yesterday I met P'Toon at the running event; he greeted us with a friendly smile.
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หลายคนlǎai-konยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngพี่ตูนpîi-dtuunว่าwâaเป็นbpenแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiในnaiการออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiและlɛ́ทำtamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสังคมsǎng-kom
Many people admire P'Toon as an inspiration for exercising and contributing to society.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiพี่ตูนpîi-dtuunวิ่งwîngข้ามจังหวัดkâam-jang-wàtผู้คนpûu-konต่างdtàangออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaให้กำลังใจhâi-gam-lang-jaiและlɛ́ร่วมrûuamบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakอย่างล้นหลามyàang-lón-lǎam
When P'Toon ran across provinces, people came out to cheer and donate in large numbers.
ผมpǒmติดตามdtìt-dtaamพี่ตูนpîi-dtuunมานานmaa-naanเพราะprɔ́วิธีคิดwí-tii-kítและlɛ́ความมุ่งมั่นkwaam-mûng-mânของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoช่วยchûuaiปลุกพลังbplùk-pá-langให้hâiผมpǒmพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตัวเองdtuua-eeng
I’ve followed P'Toon for a long time because his mindset and determination motivate me to improve myself.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |