สระควบ
sà-rà kûuapMeaning
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diphthong
a sound made by combining two vowels in a single syllable, where the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เมียmiiaเมียmiia1wife (informal/colloquial)2female partner (animal)และláeและláeand (coordinating)วัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneสระควบsà-rà kûuapสระควบsà-rà kûuapdiphthong
In Thai, the words 'mia' (wife) and 'wua' (cow) have diphthongs.
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นักเรียนnák riianต่างชาติdtàang châatมักจะmák jàสับสนsàp-sŏnในnaiการออกเสียงgaan òk sĭiangสระควบsà-rà kûuapของkŏngไทยtaiเช่นchênเสียงsĭiangเeอีeeยyกับgàpเeอือeuu
Foreign students are often confused when pronouncing Thai diphthongs, such as the 'ia' and 'uea' sounds.
การออกเสียงgaan òk sĭiangสระควบsà-rà kûuapให้hâiถูกต้องtòok dtôngนั้นnánต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiการเคลื่อนตำแหน่งgaan klêuuan dtam-nàengของkŏngลิ้นlínและláeรูปปากrôop bpàakอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang dtò nêuuangภายในpaai naiพยางค์pá-yaangเดียวdiiao
Pronouncing a diphthong correctly requires continuous movement of the tongue and lip positions within a single syllable.
นักภาษาศาสตร์nák paa-săa-sàatศึกษาsèuk-săaความเปลี่ยนแปลงkwaam bplìan bplaengทางเสียงtaang sĭiangของkŏngสระควบsà-rà kûuapในnaiภาษาถิ่นpaa-săa tìnต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อpêuuaทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanของkŏngภาษาpaa-săa
Linguists study the phonetic changes of diphthongs in various dialects to understand language evolution.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สระควบ said สะ-ควบ?
sà-rà kûuap
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ควบkûuapควบkûuap1[to] combine; hold concurrently; together; simultaneously2[to] control; supervise3[to] gallop; ride at a gallop4classifier: yoke; pair (draft animals)[to] combine; hold concurrently; together; simultaneouslyPart 2
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