ฟองน้ำ
fɔɔng-náamMeanings
1NounA1
sponge (cleaning tool)
a soft, porous, absorbent material or pad used for washing or cleaning
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náam1sponge (cleaning tool)2sponge (animal)ล้างจานláang-jaanล้างจานláang-jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I use a sponge to wash dishes every day.
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Please hand me the sponge.
When wiping the table, you should wring the sponge until it's damp first.
แม่mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamแผ่นpɛ̀nใหม่màiมาmaaไว้wáiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náam
Mom bought new sponge pads for cleaning the bathroom.
2NounB2
sponge (animal)
a simple aquatic invertebrate with a porous body (phylum Porifera)
Examples
นักดำน้ำnák-dam-náamนักดำน้ำnák-dam-náamdiverถ่ายภาพtàai-pâapถ่ายภาพtàai-pâap1to photograph; take a picture (of)2to image (technical)ฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náam1sponge (cleaning tool)2sponge (animal)หลากสีlàak-sǐiหลากสีlàak-sǐimulticoloredที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)ปะการังbpà-gaa-rangปะการังbpà-gaa-rangcoral (organism/material)น้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉnน้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉnshallow water
The diver photographed colorful sponges on the shallow coral reef.
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ฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamเป็นbpenสัตว์น้ำsàt-náamที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiอวัยวะà-wai-yá-wáซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛกรองgrɔɔngอาหารaa-hǎanจากjàakน้ำnáamที่tîiไหลผ่านlǎi-pàanรูพรุนruu-prunของkɔ̌ɔngร่างกายrâang-gaai
Sponges are aquatic animals without complex organs, but they filter food from water flowing through pores in their bodies.
นักnákชีววิทยาศึกษาchii-wá-wít-tá-yaa-sʉ̀k-sǎaโครงสร้างkroong-sâangรูพรุนruu-prunของkɔ̌ɔngฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำความเข้าใจtam-kwaam-kâo-jaiการไหลเวียนgaan-lǎi-wiianของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำnáamและlɛ́การกินอาหารgaan-gin-aa-hǎan
Biologists study the porous structure of sponges to understand water circulation and feeding.
บางชนิดbaang-chá-nítของkɔ̌ɔngฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamมีmiiจุลชีพjun-lá-chîipอาศัยอยู่ร่วมกันaa-sǎi-yùu-rûuam-ganซึ่งsʉ̂ngช่วยให้chûuai-hâiมันmanอยู่รอดyùu-rɔ̂ɔtในnaiสภาพแวดล้อมsà-pâap-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmที่tîiขาดkàatสารอาหารsǎan-aa-hǎan
Certain sponge species host symbiotic microbes that help them survive in nutrient-poor environments.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fɔɔng
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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ฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamsponge (cleaning tool)sponge (cleaning tool)Word