มาร์โก

maa-goo

Meaning

1Proper nounA1

Marco (given name)

a given name (usually male), Thai transliteration of Marco/Marko in various languages

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownมาร์โกmaa-gooมาร์โกmaa-gooMarco (given name)
His name is Marco.
3 more examples
นั่นคือnân-kʉʉมาร์โกmaa-gooเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
That is Marco, my friend.
มาร์โกmaa-gooกำลังจะgam-lang-jàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoอิตาลีì-dtaa-lii
Marco is going to travel to Italy.
คุณkunเห็นhěnมาร์โกmaa-gooหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoเขาkǎoอยู่yùuที่ไหนtîi-nǎi
Have you seen Marco? Where is he?

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is มาร์โก said มา-โก?

maa-goo

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

maa

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

ร์ is silent here.

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——