ริมถนน
rim-tà-nǒnMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
by the roadside; roadside
Located beside a road; can follow a Thai noun to specify its location, as in ร้านริมถนน, a roadside shop.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaorice noodles; noodle dishร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnริมถนนrim-tà-nǒn1by the roadside; roadside2roadside
I ate noodles at a roadside shop.
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That roadside coffee shop is always crowded.
Roadside food in Thailand is delicious and cheap.
เสน่ห์sà-hèenอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngการมาgaan-maaเที่ยวtîiaoกรุงเทพgrung-têepคือkʉʉการได้gaan-dâaiลองชิมlɔɔng-chimอาหารaa-hǎanจากjàakร้านค้าráan-káaรถเข็นrót-kěnริมถนนrim-tà-nǒn
One of the charms of visiting Bangkok is getting to try food from the roadside street food carts.
2NounB1
roadside
the side of the road; the roadside.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔ[to] stand and wait [for sb/sth]รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnริมถนนrim-tà-nǒn1by the roadside; roadside2roadside
He is standing by the side of the road waiting for the bus.
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Don't throw trash on the roadside; it makes the city dirty.
ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunไม่ควรmâi kuuanเดินdernคนเดียวkon diiaoริมถนนrim tà-nŏnในnaiซอยเปลี่ยวsoi bplìiaoๆ-
At night, you shouldn't walk alone on the side of the road in a deserted alley.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanมีmiiโครงการkroong-gaanปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəmตลอดแนวdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-nɛɛoยาวyaaoของkɔ̌ɔngริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmพื้นที่สีเขียวpʉ́ʉn-tîi-sǐi-kǐiao
The municipality has a project to plant more trees along the length of the roadside to increase green space.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ริมถนน said ริม-ถะ-หนน?
rim-tà-nǒn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rim
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnby the roadside; roadsideby the roadside; roadsideWord