วาดภาพ

wâat-pâap

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] draw; paint (a picture)

to create a picture by drawing or painting

2VerbB2

[to] portray (in words); paint a picture of

to describe [sth] vividly so others can imagine it; figurative use (not actual drawing or painting)

Examples

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3VerbB2

[to] envision; picture (in the mind)

to imagine something clearly as if seeing a picture of it in your mind

Examples

I started to picture the future for the two of us in my mind from the moment he asked me to be his girlfriend.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is วาดภาพ said วาด-พาบ?

wâat-pâap

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

wâat

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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วาดภาพwâat-pâapวาดภาพwâat-pâap[to] draw; paint (a picture)[to] draw; paint (a picture)Word