สงคราม
sǒng-kraamMeaning
1NounA2
war
large-scale armed conflict between countries, states, or organized groups
Examples
สงครามsǒng-kraamสงครามsǒng-kraamwarเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; stateสองฝ่ายsɔ̌ɔng-fàaiสองฝ่ายsɔ̌ɔng-fàai1both sides; both parties2bilateral; involving both sidesใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกองทัพgɔɔng-tápกองทัพgɔɔng-táp1armed forces; military; army2a large group; hostสู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equalกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmark
War happens when two countries fight each other with armies.
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ปู่bpùuของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเล่าlâoว่าwâaเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnมีmiiสงครามsǒng-kraamระหว่างrá-wàangสองsɔ̌ɔngรัฐrátและlɛ́ผู้คนpûu-konต้องdtɔ̂ngหนีnǐi
My grandfather said that in the past there was a war between two states and people had to flee.
ถ้าtâaมีmeeสงครามsŏng-kraamระหว่างrá-wàangกลุ่มติดอาวุธglùm dtìt aa-wútใหญ่yàiๆ-เมืองmeuuangแถวtăeoชายแดนchaai daenจะได้jà dâaiรับrápผลกระทบpŏn grà-tópก่อนgòn
If there is a war between large armed groups, the towns near the border will be affected first.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaสงครามsŏng-kraamครั้งkrángนั้นnánเป็นbpenความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiระหว่างrá-wàangหลายlăaiประเทศbprà-tâetที่têeระดมrá-domกองกำลังgong gam-langและláeทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gonทั้งหมดtáng mòtเข้าkâoสู้sôo
The historian explained that that war was a large-scale conflict among many countries that mobilized all their forces and resources to fight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |