หน้าร้อน
nâa-rɔ́ɔnMeaning
1NounA1
hot season; summer
the hot season of the year; in Thailand, typically the period of highest temperatures (around March–May); summer
Examples
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I like to eat ice cream in the summer.
Last summer, we went to the sea.
เดือนเมษายนdʉʉan-mee-sǎa-yonเป็นbpenเดือนdʉʉanที่tîiร้อนrɔ́ɔnที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtai
April is the hottest month of the Thai summer.
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
หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearfacePart 1
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ร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intensehot (temperature)Part 2
หน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnhot season; summerhot season; summerWord