วีค
wîikMeaning
1NounA2
week
a period of seven days; a week (informal loanword from English)
Examples
วีคwîikวีคwîikweekนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I am very busy this week.
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We have a meeting next week, right?
วีคwîikที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiไหนnǎiเลยləəiเพราะprɔ́ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk
I didn't go out anywhere last week because it rained heavily.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินทางdəən-taangไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàทุกtúkวีคwîikเลยləəi
He has to travel for work upcountry almost every week.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wîik
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 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 | — | — |