ฟ้อนรำ
fɔ́ɔn-ramMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] perform a traditional dance
to perform a traditional Thai dance, especially in a graceful, stylized manner
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นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ramฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ram1[to] perform a traditional dance2traditional dance performanceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tongลอยกระทงlɔɔi-grà-tong1[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong2Loi Krathong (festival)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The students will perform a traditional Thai dance at the school’s Loy Krathong event tomorrow.
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ตอนdtɔɔnซ้อมsɔ́ɔmเธอtəəฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ramอย่างyàangอ่อนช้อยɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔiจนjonทุกคนtúk-konเงียบngîiapดูduu
During practice, she performed the dance so gracefully that everyone fell silent to watch.
เขาkǎoอธิบายà-tí-baaiวิธีwí-tiiฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ramทีละขั้นtii-lá-kânแล้วlɛ́ɛoเราraoก็gɔ̂ลองทำlɔɔng-tamตามdtaamอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
He explained how to perform the traditional dance step by step, and we carefully tried to follow.
คณะนาฏศิลป์ká-ná nâat-dtà-sĭnฟ้อนรำfón ramประกอบbprà-gòpดนตรีdon-dtreeสดsòtโดยdoiเน้นnénจังหวะjang-wàและláeการวางgaan waangมือmeuuที่têeประณีตbprà-nêetเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sèt
The dance troupe performed with live music, emphasizing rhythm and exquisitely poised hand movements.
2NounB1
traditional dance performance
a performance of traditional Thai dance
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ramฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ram1[to] perform a traditional dance2traditional dance performanceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลานวัดlaan-wátลานวัดlaan-wáttemple courtyard; open ground in a temple
Tonight there is a performance of traditional Thai dance at the temple courtyard.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoมาmaaชมchomการฟ้อนรำgaan-fɔ́ɔn-ramแบบเหนือbɛ̀ɛp-nʉ̌ʉaที่tîiจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nในnaiงานประจำปีngaan-bprà-jam-bpiiของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉang
Tourists came to watch a Northern-style traditional dance performance held at the town’s annual festival.
โรงเรียนrong rianเชิญchernคณะศิลปวัฒนธรรมká-ná sĭn-lá-bpà-wát-tá-ná-tamมาmaaจัดการแสดงjàt gaan sà-daengฟ้อนรำfón ramเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkเรียนรู้riian róoประเพณีbprà-pay-nee
The school invited a cultural troupe to stage a traditional Thai dance performance so that the children could learn about traditions.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ramชุดchútนี้níiผสมผสานpà-sǒm-pà-sǎanเครื่องดนตรีkrʉ̂ʉang-don-dtriiพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanกับgàpท่ารำtâa-ramโบราณboo-raanอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîit
This traditional Thai dance performance intricately blends folk instruments with ancient dance gestures.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฟ้อนรำ said ฟ้อน-รัม?
fɔ́ɔn-ram
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fɔ́ɔn
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฟ้อนfɔ́ɔnฟ้อนfɔ́ɔn1[to] perform traditional dance (Lanna/Isan)2traditional northern/Isan dance[to] perform traditional dance (Lanna/Isan)Part 1
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ฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ramฟ้อนรำfɔ́ɔn-ram[to] perform a traditional dance[to] perform a traditional danceWord