มรสุม
mɔɔ-rá-sǔmMeanings
1NounB1
monsoon (seasonal wind/rain)
A seasonal wind system that brings heavy rain, especially in South and Southeast Asia; also the rainy season caused by it.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเข้าสู่kâo-sùuเข้าสู่kâo-sùu1[to] enter; go into (a place/area)2[to] enter/transition into (a state/period/stage)ฤดูมรสุมrʉ́-duu-mɔɔ-rá-sǔmฤดูมรสุมrʉ́-duu-mɔɔ-rá-sǔmmonsoon seasonแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
It's raining every day now because we've entered the monsoon season.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiควรkuuanหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangช่วงchûuangมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔmเพราะprɔ́คลื่นลมklʉ̂ʉn-lomจะjàแรงมากrɛɛng-mâak
If you plan to visit the sea in the south, you should avoid the monsoon season because the waves and wind will be very strong.
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpพยากรณ์อากาศpá-yaa-gɔɔn-aa-gàatอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกเรือɔ̀ɔk-rʉʉaในช่วงnai-chûuangมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔm
Fishermen must check the weather forecast carefully before taking their boats out during the monsoon.
อิทธิพลìt-tí-ponของkɔ̌ɔngลมมรสุมlom-mɔɔ-rá-sǔmตะวันตกเฉียงใต้dtà-wan-dtòk-chǐiang-dtâaiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətฝนตกfǒn-dtòkชุกchúkหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nทั่วทุกภาคtûua-túk-pâakของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai
The influence of the southwest monsoon causes heavy and widespread rainfall across all regions of Thailand.
2NounB2
stormy period; turmoil; crisis (figurative)
A period of serious trouble or difficulty, likened to a violent storm or monsoon.
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ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔmมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔm1monsoon (seasonal wind/rain)2stormy period; turmoil; crisis (figurative)ครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài1major; large-scale2big time; severelyทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanwork matters; businessและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuapersonal matter; private affair
Right now, his life is facing a huge storm, regarding both work and personal matters.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoผ่านpàanมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔmเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtมาmaaได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngทุกคนtúk-kon
Our company got through the economic storm thanks to everyone's cooperation.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเผชิญpà-chəənมรสุมชีวิตmɔɔ-rá-sǔm-chii-wítมาmaaหลายlǎaiระลอกrá-lɔ̂ɔkในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเธอtəəก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaยืนหยัดyʉʉn-yàtได้dâaiอย่างyàangเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ngอีกครั้งìik-kráng
After facing several of life's storms, she was finally able to stand strong again.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanชุดใหม่chút-màiต้องdtɔ̂ngรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔmทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangและlɛ́ความคาดหวังkwaam-kâat-wǎngจากjàakประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่tîiถาโถมtǎa-tǒomเข้ามาkâo-maa
The new government must handle the political storm and the overwhelming expectations from the public.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มรสุม said มอ-ระ-สุม?
mɔɔ-rá-sǔm
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |