มลพิษ
mon-lá-pítMeaning
1NounB1
pollution
the presence or introduction of harmful substances or energy into the environment, degrading air, water, or land
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมลพิษmon-lá-pítมลพิษmon-lá-pítpollutionสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ใส่หน้ากากsài nâa gàakใส่หน้ากากsài nâa gàak1[to] wear a mask2[to] put on a facade; hide [one’s] true self
Today the air has high pollution, so people wear masks.
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น้ำnáamในnaiคลองklongมีmeeมลพิษmon-lá-pítจากjàakโรงงานrohng ngaanทำให้tam hâiปลาbplaaเริ่มrêrmตายdtaai
The canal water has pollution from factories, causing fish to start dying.
ชุมชนchum-chonจัดกิจกรรมjàt gìt-jà-gamลดlótมลพิษmon-lá-pítโดยdoiเก็บขยะgèp kà-yàและláeปลูกbplòokต้นไม้dtôn máaiริมถนนrim tà-nŏn
The community organized activities to reduce pollution by collecting trash and planting trees along the road.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanออกòkมาตรmâatการควบคุมgaan kûuap kumมลพิษทางอากาศmon-lá-pít taang aa-gàatอย่างเข้มงวดyàang kêm ngûuatเพื่อpêuuaฟื้นฟูfúun-fooคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng wâet lómเมืองmeuuang
The government issued strict measures to control air pollution in order to restore urban environmental quality.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มลmonมลmon1impurity; stain; taint; defect (literary)2impure; tainted; stained (literary)impurity; stain; taint; defect (literary)Part 1
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พิษpítพิษpít1poison; toxin; venom2toxicity; harmful effect3ill effect; adverse consequencepoison; toxin; venomPart 2
มลพิษmon-lá-pítมลพิษmon-lá-pítpollutionpollutionWord