ฟ้าแมบ

fáa-mɛ̂ɛp

Meaning

1NounA2

lightning flash

A brief flash of light in the sky caused by an atmospheric electrical discharge; another term for ฟ้าแลบฟ้าแลบfáa-lɛ̂ɛplightning flash.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฟ้าแมบfáa-mɛ̂ɛpฟ้าแมบfáa-mɛ̂ɛplightning flash
I see lightning flashing.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฟ้าแมบfáa-mɛ̂ɛpหลายlǎaiครั้งก่อนkráng-gɔ̀ɔnฝนตกfǒn-dtòk
Last night, lightning flashed several times before it rained.
พอpɔɔเห็นhěnฟ้าแมบfáa-mɛ̂ɛpเด็กdèkก็gɔ̂รีบrîipเข้าบ้านkâo-bâan
When the child saw lightning flash, they hurried into the house.
ฟ้าแมบfáa-mɛ̂ɛpวาบwâapขึ้นkʉ̂nกลางglaangความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉtทำtamให้hâiเราraoเห็นhěnแนวต้นไม้nɛɛo-dtôn-máaiได้dâaiชั่วครู่chûua-krûu
Lightning flashed in the darkness, allowing us to see the line of trees for a moment.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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