ลำปาว
lam-bpaaoMeaning
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Lam Pao
Lam Pao, the name of a river and a major dam located in Kalasin province, northeastern Thailand
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉan1dam2embankment; levee; dikeลำปาวlam-bpaaoลำปาวlam-bpaaoLam Paoที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจังหวัดกาฬสินธุ์jang-wàt-gaa-lá-sǐnจังหวัดกาฬสินธุ์jang-wàt-gaa-lá-sǐnKalasin Province (Thailand)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
This year we are going to travel to Lam Pao Dam in Kalasin province.
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The villagers caught a lot of fish from the Lam Pao River.
เขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanลำปาวlam-bpaaoไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenแหล่งกักเก็บlɛ̀ng-gàk-gèpน้ำnáamที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenสถานที่ท่องเที่ยวsà-tǎan-tîi-tɔ̂ng-tîiaoที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Lam Pao Dam is not only an important water reservoir but also a beautiful tourist attraction.
โครงkroongการชลประทานgaan-chon-lá-bprà-taanลำปาวlam-bpaaoช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛngให้hâiเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiได้dâaiอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพyàang-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
The Lam Pao irrigation project has effectively helped solve the drought problem for farmers in the area.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลำปาว said ลัม-ปาว?
lam-bpaao
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lam
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 | — | — |