สองเท่า
sɔ̌ɔng-tâoMeanings
1AdverbA2
double; twice; twofold
double the amount or number; twice as much.
Examples
สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.สองเท่าsɔ̌ɔng-tâoสองเท่าsɔ̌ɔng-tâo1double; twice; twofold2double; twofoldของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)
Ten is double of five.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoมีmiiกำไรgam-raiเป็นสองเท่าbpen-sɔ̌ɔng-tâoของkɔ̌ɔngปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
This year, our company's profit is double that of last year.
ถ้าtâaนายจ้างnaai-jâangให้hâiคุณkunทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiวันหยุดwan-yùtเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənให้hâiคุณkunสองเท่าsɔ̌ɔng-tâo
If your employer asks you to work on a holiday, they must pay you double.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเป็นช่วงbpen-chûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanราคาraa-kaaห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákจึงjʉngสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nเป็นสองเท่าbpen-sɔ̌ɔng-tâoของkɔ̌ɔngราคาraa-kaaปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
Because it's the festival season, the price of hotel rooms has increased to double the normal rate.
2AdjectiveA2
double; twofold
twice as great in amount, size, or degree.
Examples
กล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorเป็นสองเท่าbpen-sɔ̌ɔng-tâoเป็นสองเท่าbpen-sɔ̌ɔng-tâo[to] be double; be twice as muchของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
This box is twice as big as that box.
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บ้านใหม่bâan-màiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมีmiiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiเป็นสองเท่าbpen-sɔ̌ɔng-tâoของkɔ̌ɔngบ้านbâanหลังlǎngเก่าgào
His new house is twice the size of the old one.
This year's homework is twice as hard as last year's.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakรถติดrót-dtìtมากmâakวันนี้wan-níiผมpǒmจึงjʉngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaเดินทางdəən-taangนานnaanเป็นสองเท่าbpen-sɔ̌ɔng-tâoของkɔ̌ɔngปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
Because the traffic was so bad, today my travel time was twice as long as usual.
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
sɔ̌ɔng
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เท่าtâoเท่าtâo1equal; the same amount2as … as; equal to3times; multiplier; foldequal; the same amountPart 2
สองเท่าsɔ̌ɔng-tâoสองเท่าsɔ̌ɔng-tâodouble; twice; twofolddouble; twice; twofoldWord