ฟาก
fâakMeaning
1NounB1
side; bank (of a river)
one side of something; the bank or side of a river, canal, or waterway
Examples
เรือข้ามฟากrʉʉa-kâam-fâakเรือข้ามฟากrʉʉa-kâam-fâakferryboatกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ฟากfâakฟากfâakside; bank (of a river)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The ferry is about to reach the other side of the river.
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ฝั่งfàngนี้níiลมแรงlom-rɛɛngกว่าgwàaจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔเรือrʉʉaมาmaaรับrápไปยังbpai-yangฟากfâakโน้นnóon
The wind is stronger on this side, so we have to wait for the boat to take us to the other shore.
เขาkăoยืนyeunโบกมือbòhk meuuเรียกrîakเพื่อนpêuuanจากjàakฟากfâakตรงข้ามdtrong kâamของkŏngคลองklongเล็กๆlék lék
He waved to his friend from the opposite side of the small canal.
We took a boat across to the opposite side of the canal.
บ้านbâanของkɔ̌ɔngยายyaaiอยู่yùuฟากfâakเดียวdiiaoกับgàpตลาดdtà-làatจึงjʉngเดินdəənไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
Grandma’s house is on the same side as the market, so it’s convenient to walk there for shopping.
เขาkǎoยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔอยู่ที่yùu-tîiฟากfâakตะวันตกdtà-wan-dtòkของkɔ̌ɔngแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชมchomพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòk
He was waiting on the west bank of the river to watch the sunset.
ทั้งสองtáng sŏngหมู่บ้านmòo bâanตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoคนละkon-láฟากfâakของkŏngลำน้ำlam náamเล็กlékๆ-ทำให้tam hâiต้องdtôngใช้cháiสะพานเชื่อมsà-paan chêuuamต่อกันdtò gan
The two villages are located on different sides of the small stream, requiring a bridge to connect them.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไฟสัญญาณfai-sǎn-yaanติดdtìtเขาkǎoจึงjʉngรีบrîipพากันpaa-ganข้ามkâamไปยังbpai-yangฟากfâakถนนtà-nǒnที่tîiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiกว่าgwàa
When the signal turned on, they hurried across to the safer side of the road.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
fâak
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 | — | — |