ยี่สิบ
yîi-sìpMeaning
1NounA1
twenty
the number 20
Examples
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He bought snacks for twenty baht.
There are twenty bananas in the box.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnวิ่งwîngได้dâaiยี่สิบyîi-sìpนาทีnaa-tiiและlɛ́ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàเพิ่มpə̂əmเป็นbpenยี่yîiสิบห้าsìp-hâaนาทีnaa-tiiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
Yesterday I ran for twenty minutes and plan to increase it to twenty-five minutes tomorrow.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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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ยี่สิบyîi-sìpยี่สิบyîi-sìptwentytwentyWord