ฟากฟ้า
fâak-fáaMeaning
1NounB1
the sky (poetic)
the expanse of the sky; the firmament (poetic or literary)
Examples
ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1morning (time period)2in the morningเมฆmêkเมฆmêkcloudบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseๆ-ลอยloiลอยloi1[to] float; drift2floating; adrift3[to] float (price/exchange rate)4too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullฟากฟ้าfâak fáaฟากฟ้าfâak fáathe sky (poetic)
In the morning, thin clouds drifted across the expanse of the sky.
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ยามเย็นyaam-yenแสงสีsɛ̌ɛng-sǐiส้มsômไล้láiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaฟากฟ้าfâak-fáaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanผืนผ้าใบpʉ̌ʉn-pâa-baiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài
In the evening, orange light brushed across the sky like a vast canvas.
The cold wind blew so hard that thin clouds scattered across the sky.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพายุpaa-yúสงบsà-ngòpเศษsèetเมฆmêekแตกกระจายdtɛ̀ɛk-grà-jaaiทิ้งtíngทางยาวtaang-yaaoบนbonฟากฟ้าfâak-fáaอันanโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎi
When the storm subsided, fragments of clouds stretched in long trails across the clear firmament.
กวีgà-wiiเปรียบbprìiapรักแท้rák-tɛ́ɛว่าwâaเป็นbpenแสงsɛ̌ɛngจากjàakฟากฟ้าfâak-fáaที่tîiคอยkɔɔiนำnamทางใจtaang-jaiคนหลงทางkon-lǒng-taang
The poet likens true love to a light from the heavens that guides lost hearts.
ในnaiคืนkʉʉnเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpเขาkǎoก้มgômกราบgràapขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnต่อdtɔ̀ɔฟากฟ้าfâak-fáaให้hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaพ้นทุกข์pón-túk
On a quiet night, he bowed to the heavens, praying for his family to be free from suffering.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaระฆังrá-kangดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเสียงsǐiangนั้นnánส่งsòngคำkamสาธุsǎa-túไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngฟากฟ้าfâak-fáa
When the bell rang, villagers believed the sound carried their blessings to the heavens.
เธอtəəยกมือyók-mʉʉขึ้นkʉ̂nเหนือnʉ̌ʉaศีรษะsǐi-sàกล่าวคำขอบคุณglàao-kam-kɔ̀ɔp-kunต่อdtɔ̀ɔฟากฟ้าfâak-fáaที่tîiยังyangให้โอกาสhâi-oo-gàatเริ่มต้นใหม่rə̂əm-dtôn-màiหลังพายุlǎng-paa-yúชีวิตchii-wítผ่านไปpàan-bpai
She raised her hands above her head, thanking the heavens for granting her a new chance after the storm of life had passed.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ฟากฟ้าfâak-fáaฟากฟ้าfâak-fáathe sky (poetic)the sky (poetic)Word