สุขุมวิท
sù-kǔm-wítMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Sukhumvit (road/area)
a proper name referring to Sukhumvit Road and adjacent neighborhoods in Bangkok, Thailand
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainแถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)สุขุมวิทsù-kǔm-wítสุขุมวิทsù-kǔm-wítSukhumvit (road/area)
I live near Sukhumvit.
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Yesterday I went for a walk on Sukhumvit.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoนัดnátกันganที่tîiสถานีรถไฟฟ้าsà-tǎa-nii-rót-fai-fáaสุขุมวิทsù-kǔm-wítได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Shall we meet at Sukhumvit BTS station tomorrow?
ย่านyâanสุขุมวิทsù-kǔm-wítมีmiiคอนโดkɔɔn-dooร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanนานาชาติnaa-naa-châatและlɛ́ชีวิตchii-wítกลางคืนglaang-kʉʉnคึกคักkʉ́k-kákจึงjʉngเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งtángคนไทยkon-taiและlɛ́ชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châat
The Sukhumvit area has condos, international restaurants, and a lively nightlife, so it's popular with both Thais and foreigners.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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
sù
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 | — | — |