มัธยม
mát-tá-yomMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
secondary; middle/high school level
relating to secondary education (lower and upper secondary levels)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceวิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsคณิตká-nítคณิตká-nít1mathematics2mathematical; arithmeticระดับrá-dàpระดับrá-dàp1level; degree2standard; tier; rank3classifier for levels or grades4level (tool); spirit levelมัธยมmát-tá-yomมัธยมmát-tá-yom1secondary; middle/high school level2secondary school; secondary level
I teach math at the secondary level.
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หลักสูตรlàk-sùutมัธยมmát-tá-yomตอนปลายdtɔɔn-bplaaiเพิ่มpə̂əmวิชาเลือกwí-chaa-lʉ̂ʉakให้hâiเด็กdèkทดลองtót-lɔɔngสายอาชีพsǎai-aa-chîip
The upper secondary curriculum adds electives for students to explore career paths.
เขาkǎoย้ายyáaiจากjàakโรงเรียนประถมroong-riian-bprà-tǒmไปสู่bpai-sùuระบบrá-bòpการเรียนgaan-riianแบบbɛ̀ɛpมัธยมmát-tá-yomที่tîiเข้มข้นkêm-kônกว่าgwàa
He moved from primary school to the more intensive secondary system.
โครงkroongการแนะแนวgaan-nɛ́-nɛɛoระดับrá-dàpมัธยมmát-tá-yomมุ่งmûngพัฒนาpát-tá-naaทักษะták-sàชีวิตchii-wítและlɛ́การวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnศึกษาต่อsʉ̀k-sǎa-dtɔ̀ɔ
The secondary-level guidance program aims to develop life skills and planning for further studies.
2NounB1
secondary school; secondary level
the stage of schooling between primary and higher education; a secondary school level
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)มัธยมmát-tá-yomมัธยมmát-tá-yom1secondary; middle/high school level2secondary school; secondary levelปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsแรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilledกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
My younger brother just started his first year of secondary school and is excited about the new school.
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ตอนdtonมัธยมmát-tá-yomฉันchănเข้าkâoชมรมดนตรีchom rom don dtreeและláeได้dâiขึ้นkêunแสดงsà-daengงานngaanโรงเรียนrong rianบ่อยbòiๆ-
In secondary school I joined the music club and often performed at school events.
เธอtəəย้ายyáaiจากjàakโรงเรียนประถมroong-riian-bprà-tǒmไปต่อbpai-dtɔ̀ɔมัธยมmát-tá-yomที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอยู่yùuกับgàpป้าbpâa
She moved from primary school to attend secondary school upcountry to live with her aunt.
ช่วงchûuangมัธยมmát-tá-yomเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaที่tîiนักเรียนnák-riianเริ่มrə̂əmค้นหาkón-hǎaความถนัดkwaam-tà-nàtและlɛ́เตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaเลือกlʉ̂ʉakสายsǎaiการเรียนgaan-riianต่อdtɔ̀ɔระดับสูงrá-dàp-sǔung
Secondary school is when students begin to discover their aptitudes and prepare to choose academic tracks for higher levels.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มัธยม said มัด-ทะ-ยม?
mát-tá-yom
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mát
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |