ลานีญา
laa-nii-yaaMeaning
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La Niña (climate pattern)
A climate pattern opposite to El Niño, marked by cooler-than-usual waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, which can change weather around the world.
Examples
ปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanphenomenon; observable eventลานีญาlaa-nii-yaaลานีญาlaa-nii-yaaLa Niña (climate pattern)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3space; arena (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiThailandมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; norm
The La Niña phenomenon causes some areas of Thailand to have more rain than usual.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiอากาศaa-gàatแปรปรวนbprɛɛ-bpruuanคาดว่าkâat-wâaน่าจะnâa-jàมาจากmaa-jàakอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponของkɔ̌ɔngลานีญาlaa-nii-yaa
The weather is erratic this year; it's expected to be from the influence of La Niña.
นักอุตุนิยมวิทยาnák-ù-dtù-ní-yom-wít-tá-yaaคาดการณ์kâat-gaanว่าwâaปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanลานีญาlaa-nii-yaaจะjàส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumลดต่ำลงlót-dtàm-longและlɛ́เกิดgə̀ətฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkในnaiภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâai
Meteorologists predict that the La Niña phenomenon will result in lower temperatures and heavy rainfall in the Southeast Asian region.
ภาคเกษตรกรรมpâak-gà-sèet-dtà-gamกำลังgam-langกังวลgang-wonเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópจากjàakลานีญาlaa-nii-yaaที่tîiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiพืชผลpʉ̂ʉt-pǒnเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiจากjàakปัญหาbpan-hǎaน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam
The agricultural sector is concerned about the impact of La Niña, which could lead to crop damage from flooding problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลานีญา said ลา-นี-ยา?
laa-nii-yaa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
laa
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 | — | — |