ฟ้า
fáaMeanings
1NounA1
sky
the expanse above the earth where the sun, moon, and clouds appear
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Birds fly in the sky in the morning.
In the evening the sky starts to darken because the sun sets.
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiฟ้าfáaมีเมฆmii-mêekบังดวงจันทร์bang-duuang-janเลยləəiมองmɔɔngไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iเห็นhěnดาวdaao
Tonight clouds cover the sky, so the stars are hard to see.
2AdjectiveA2
light blue; sky blue
a light blue color like the sky
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I painted the wall light blue to make the room look bright.
This pen has light blue ink, not dark blue.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakผ้าม่านpâa-mâanสีฟ้าsǐi-fáaเพราะprɔ́ให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kสบายตาsà-baai-dtaaและlɛ́ดูโปร่งduu-bpròong
He chose light blue curtains because they feel easy on the eyes and airy.
3NounB1
heaven; divine realm
the celestial or spiritual realm above the human world; by extension, fate or providence
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmลิขิตlí-kìtลิขิตlí-kìt1destiny; fate2[to] inscribe; write formally3writing; written document (literary)4letter; epistle (by a monk)ให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
He believes fate destined us to meet today.
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หลายคนlǎai-konบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaฟ้าfáaเป็นbpenผู้pûuกำหนดgam-nòtเส้นทางชีวิตsên-taang-chii-wítแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngพยายามpá-yaa-yaamด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eeng
Many say that providence determines our path, but we still have to strive ourselves.
แม้mɛ́ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangจะjàหนักหนาnàk-nǎaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaฟ้าfáaทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ngขึ้นkʉ̂n
Even though it's tough, he accepts that fate is testing him to make him stronger.
เธอtəəท้าทายtáa-taaiความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaเดิมdəəmที่ว่าtîi-wâaฟ้าfáaกำหนดgam-nòtทุกอย่างtúk-yàangโดยdooiยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaการเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nútมีmiiน้ำหนักnám-nàkไม่แพ้กันmâi-pɛ́ɛ-gan
She challenges the old belief that heaven dictates everything, asserting that human choice carries equal weight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
fáa
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 | — | — |