หน้านา
nâa-naaMeaning
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rice-farming season
The season when rice fields are cultivated and rice is grown.
Examples
หน้านาnâa-naaหน้านาnâa-naarice-farming seasonนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsทำนาtam-naaทำนาtam-naa[to] farm rice; cultivate paddy
This rice-growing season, I’ll go home to help my parents grow rice.
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พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngหน้านาnâa-naaพ่อpɔ̂ɔก็gɔ̂ยุ่งyûngกับgàpการทำนาgaan-tam-naaจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาwee-laaพักpák
When the rice-growing season arrives, Dad gets so busy working in the fields that he barely has time to rest.
ช่วงchûuangหน้านาnâa-naaร้านráanขายkǎaiปุ๋ยbpǔiจะjàขายดีkǎai-diiเพราะprɔ́ชาวนาchaao-naaต้องdtɔ̂ngซื้อsʉ́ʉปุ๋ยbpǔiไปbpaiใส่sàiในnaiนาข้าวnaa-kâao
Fertilizer shops do good business during the rice-growing season because farmers need to buy fertilizer for their rice fields.
หากhàakฝนfǒnมาmaaช้าcháaในช่วงnai-chûuangหน้านาnâa-naaชาวนาchaao-naaที่tîiไม่มีน้ำmâi-mii-náamสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngอาจàatต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanการเพาะปลูกgaan-pɔ́-bplùukออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàมีmiiน้ำnáamเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔ
If the rains arrive late during the rice-growing season, farmers without water reserves may have to delay planting until there is enough water.
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 classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
nâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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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หน้านาnâa-naaหน้านาnâa-naarice-farming seasonrice-farming seasonWord