รพ
ro-poMeaning
1NounB1
hospital; medical center (abbrev.)
An abbreviation for โรงพยาบาลโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospital, meaning hospital or medical center. Commonly used in written Thai (signage, forms, headlines); often written with a period as รพรพro-pohospital; medical center (abbrev.).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàk[to] be seriously illตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospital
He is very sick; he's at the hospital now.
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ป้ายบอกทางbpâai-bɔ̀ɔk-taangเขียนkǐianว่าwâaเลี้ยวซ้ายlíiao-sáaiไปbpaiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanอีกìik2กิโลเมตรgì-loo-méet
The sign says 'Turn left for the hospital, another 2 kilometers'.
ข่าวkàaoโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnเลือดlʉ̂ʉatกรุ๊ปgrúpพิเศษpí-sèetขอkɔ̌ɔรับบริจาคráp-bɔɔ-rí-jàakด่วนdùuan
News: Hospital lacks special blood type, urgently requests donations.
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทางการแพทย์taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiถูกtùukส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaมาจากmaa-jàakโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanประจำbprà-jamจังหวัดjang-wàt
The medical document states that the patient was transferred from the provincial hospital.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รพ said โรง-พะ-ยา-บาล?
ro-po
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
This abbreviation is read as โรงพยาบาล; tone rules follow its spoken form.
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 | — | — |