สีลม
sǐi-lomMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Silom (road/area in Bangkok)
Silom, a major road and central business district area in Bangkok, Thailand.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปทำธุระbpai-tam-tú-ráไปทำธุระbpai-tam-tú-rá[to] run an errandที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสีลมsǐi-lomสีลมsǐi-lomSilom (road/area in Bangkok)
Tomorrow I have to run an errand in Silom.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอยู่yùuแถวtɛ̌ɛoสีลมsǐi-lomเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งnângรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanทุกวันtúk-wan
My company is in the Silom area, so I have to take the Skytrain to work every day.
สีลมsĕe lomเป็นbpenย่านธุรกิจyâan tú-rá-gìtที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanของkŏngกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpมีmeeตึกdtèukออฟฟิศóf-fítและláeธนาคารtá-naa-kaanมากมายmâak maai
Silom is an important business district in Bangkok, with many office buildings and banks.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangเทศกาลสงกรานต์têet-sà-gaan-sǒng-graanถนนtà-nǒnสีลมsǐi-lomจะjàดึงดูดdʉng-dùutนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiเล่นน้ำlên-náamยอดนิยมyɔ̂ɔt-ní-yom
During the Songkran festival, Silom Road attracts a large number of tourists because it's a popular water-splashing location.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǐi
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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ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)windPart 2
สีลมsǐi-lomสีลมsǐi-lomSilom (road/area in Bangkok)Silom (road/area in Bangkok)Word