ฟิจิ
fí-jìMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Fiji (country)
Fiji; an island country in Melanesia, in the South Pacific Ocean.
Examples
ฟิจิfí-jìฟิจิfí-jì1Fiji (country)2Fijian (adj.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; stateที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] perch4[to] stick; [to] adhere5[to] come close to shore (of a boat)6[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)
Fiji is an island country.
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I want to travel to Fiji once.
Fiji has very beautiful seas.
ฟิจิfí-jìเป็นbpenประเทศbprà-têetหมู่เกาะmùu-gɔ̀ในnaiมหาสมุทรแปซิฟิกmá-hǎa-sà-mùt-bpɛɛ-sí-fíkใต้dtâaiที่tîiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangชายหาดchaai-hàat
Fiji is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean that is famous for its beaches.
2AdjectiveB1
Fijian (adj.)
Fijian; of or relating to Fiji, its people, or its language.
Examples
เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringฟิจิfí-jìฟิจิfí-jì1Fiji (country)2Fijian (adj.)
My colleague is Fijian.
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Fijian rugby players are famous all over the world.
วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamฟิจิfí-jìมีmiiความเป็นเอกลักษณ์kwaam-bpen-èek-gà-lákและlɛ́น่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiมากmâak
Fijian culture is very unique and interesting.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanฟิจิfí-jìพยายามpá-yaa-yaamส่งเสริมsòng-sə̌əmการท่องเที่ยวเชิงอนุรักษ์gaan-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao-chəəng-à-nú-rákเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngธรรมชาติtam-má-châatไว้wái
The Fijian government is trying to promote ecotourism to preserve its natural beauty.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |