ยะลา
yá-laaMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Yala (province, southern Thailand)
the name of a province in southern Thailand
Examples
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ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเราraoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoยะลาyá-laaและlɛ́ชิมchimอาหารท้องถิ่นaa-hǎan-tɔ́ɔng-tìn
Last year we traveled to Yala and tried local food.
Tomorrow he will fly to Yala to visit his family.
ยะลาyá-laaเป็นbpenจังหวัดชายแดนjang-wàt-chaai-dɛɛnใต้dtâaiที่tîiมีmiiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiและlɛ́ธรรมชาติtam-má-châatสวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
Yala is a southern border province with diverse culture and beautiful nature.
2Proper nounB1
Yala (municipality/capital of Yala Province)
the name of the principal town/municipality that serves as the administrative center of Yala Province
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตัวเมืองยะลาdtuua-mʉʉang-yá-laaตัวเมืองยะลาdtuua-mʉʉang-yá-laaYala urban area; downtown Yalaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำธุระtam-tú-ráทำธุระtam-tú-rá1[to] run an errand; [to] attend to business2[to] use the bathroom (euphemistic); [to] relieve oneselfที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอำเภอam-pəəอำเภอam-pəə1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)
Tomorrow I will go to Yala town to run errands at the district office.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanในnaiตัวเมืองยะลาdtuua-mʉʉang-yá-laaเพราะprɔ́สำนักงานใหญ่sǎm-nák-ngaan-yàiตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuที่นั่นtîi-nân
My friend moved to work in Yala town because the headquarters is located there.
เราraoแวะwɛ́ตลาดdtà-làatในnaiตัวเมืองยะลาdtuua-mʉʉang-yá-laaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชิมchimอาหารพื้นเมืองaa-hǎan-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnกลับglàpโรงแรมroong-rɛɛm
We stopped by the market in Yala town to taste local food before returning to the hotel.
เทศบาลนครยะลาtêet-sà-baan-ná-kɔɔn-yá-laaพัฒนาpát-tá-naaพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiใจกลางเมืองjai-glaang-mʉʉangให้hâiเป็นbpenศูนย์กลางsǔun-glaangบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngจังหวัดjang-wàt
Yala Municipality has developed the city center into the province’s service hub.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yá
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 2
ยะลาyá-laaยะลาyá-laaYala (province, southern Thailand)Yala (province, southern Thailand)Word