สคูล
sà-kuunMeaning
1NounA2
school
a school; a place where people, especially children, go to learn, used as a transliteration of English “school”
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปเรียนbpai-riianไปเรียนbpai-riian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolซัมเมอร์sam-mə̂əซัมเมอร์sam-mə̂ə1summer (season)2summer break/holiday3summer course/programสคูลsà-kuunสคูลsà-kuunschoolที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอังกฤษang-grìtอังกฤษang-grìt1English (language)2English (of England); British (colloq.)3England (as a shortened form)
He went to summer school in England.
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We met during high school.
My mom opened a cooking school.
ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛหลายคนlǎai-konเลือกlʉ̂ʉakจัดjàtการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaแบบbɛ̀ɛpโฮมสคูลhoom-sà-kuunให้hâiลูกlûukมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Nowadays, many parents are increasingly choosing to provide homeschool education for their children.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สคูล said สะ-คูน?
sà-kuun
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |