มาร์โค
maa-kooMeaning
1NounA2
Marco
Marco (transliteration of the Western male given name)
Examples
ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownมาร์โคmaa-kooมาร์โคmaa-kooMarco
That man's name is Marco.
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Tomorrow I will go eat with Marco.
Does Marco come from Italy?
มาร์โคmaa-kooพูดpûutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiเก่งมากgèng-mâakเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoอยู่ที่yùu-tîiนี่nîiมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Marco speaks Thai very well because he has lived here for many years.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มาร์โค said มา-โค?
maa-koo
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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
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 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 | — | — |