มีท้อง

mii-tɔ́ɔng

Meaning

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[to] be pregnant

to be expecting a baby; to be pregnant.

Examples

พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีท้องmii-tɔ́ɔngมีท้องmii-tɔ́ɔng[to] be pregnant
My older sister is pregnant.
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ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaของเขาkŏng kăoมีท้องmee tóngได้dâi5เดือนdeuuanแล้วláeo
His wife is five months pregnant.
เธอtəəเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้rúuว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengมีท้องmii-tɔ́ɔngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสัปดาห์sàp-daaที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo
She just found out she was pregnant last week.
พอpɔɔรู้rúuว่าwâaมีท้องmii-tɔ́ɔngเธอtəəก็gɔ̂เลิกlə̂əkดื่มdʉ̀ʉmกาแฟgaa-fɛɛและlɛ́หันมาhǎn-maaดูแลสุขภาพduu-lɛɛ-sùk-kà-pâapมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Once she knew she was pregnant, she stopped drinking coffee and started taking better care of her health.

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

  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

mii

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergo[to] have; possessPart 1
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ท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)Part 2
มีท้องmii-tɔ́ɔngมีท้องmii-tɔ́ɔng[to] be pregnant[to] be pregnantWord

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