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yaaoMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
long (length)
having great length; extending a long distance
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This road is very long.
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แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamที่tîiเราraoไปbpaiเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanยาวไกลyaao-glaiจนjonมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnปลายbplaai
The river we went to yesterday stretches so far that you can’t see the end.
The wall around the temple is about one kilometer long.
เส้นทางเดินป่าsên-taang-dəən-bpàaยาวyaaoและlɛ́ชันchanต้องdtɔ̂ngเตรียมdtriiamน้ำnáamกับgàpอาหารaa-hǎanให้hâiพอpɔɔ
The hiking trail is long and steep, so we need to prepare enough water and food.
2AdjectiveA2
long (duration)
lasting for a long time; of long duration
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉายchǎaiฉายchǎai1[to] screen; show; air2[to] project (light/image)3[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)4to appear/air (on media)นานมากnaan-mâakนานมากnaan-mâakfor a very long time
This movie lasts a long time.
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Today’s meeting lasted longer than expected.
We have to wait a long time in line at the bank.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiยาวyaaoเป็นbpenปีbpiiทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimต้องdtɔ̂ngวางwaangแผนระยะยาวpɛ̌ɛn-rá-yá-yaao
This project lasts for years, making the team plan for the long term.
3VerbB1
[to] grow long; become longer
To grow or become longer, as hair or nails do.
Examples
ช่างตัดผมchâng-dtàt-pǒmช่างตัดผมchâng-dtàt-pǒmbarber; hairdresserถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[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)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)ไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
The barber asked if I wanted my hair to be made a bit longer.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔขยายkà-yǎaiเชือกchʉ̂ʉakให้hâiยาวyaaoพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàผูกpùukของkɔ̌ɔngไว้wáiกับgàpหลังlǎngรถrót
Dad extended the rope to be long enough to tie things to the back of the car.
ครูkruuให้เราhâi-raoขยายkà-yǎaiย่อyɔ̂ɔหน้าแรกnâa-rɛ̂ɛkให้hâiยาวyaaoขึ้นkʉ̂nโดยdooiเพิ่มpə̂əmตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangและlɛ́คำอธิบายประกอบkam-à-tí-baai-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp
The teacher told us to make the first paragraph longer by adding examples and explanations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yaao
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 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 | — | — |