หัวถนน
hǔua-tà-nǒnMeaning
1NounB1
start of a street/road; street entrance
the beginning of a street or road, usually where it meets a larger road
Examples
ร้านค้าráan-káaร้านค้าráan-káashop; storeอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหัวถนนhǔua-tà-nǒnหัวถนนhǔua-tà-nǒnstart of a street/road; street entranceพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; just enough2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4[to] fit exactly; be just right
The shop is right at the beginning of the street.
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Let's meet at the coffee shop at the beginning of Sukhumvit Soi 10, okay?
คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənตรงdtrongไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngหัวถนนhǔua-tà-nǒnแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàเห็นhěnป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-meeอยู่yùuทางซ้ายtaang-sáaiมือmʉʉ
You have to walk straight to the head of the road, and you'll see the bus stop on your left.
โครงการปรับปรุงkrohng gaan bpràp-bprungภูมิทัศน์poom-mí-tátจะjàเริ่มrêrmจากjàakบริเวณbo-rí-waynหัวถนนhŭua tà-nŏnไปbpaiจนjonสุดsùtซอยsoi
The landscape improvement project will start from the area at the beginning of the road all the way to the end of the alley.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หัวถนน said หัว-ถะ-หนน?
hǔua-tà-nǒn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
hǔua
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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หัวถนนhǔua-tà-nǒnหัวถนนhǔua-tà-nǒnstart of a street/road; street entrancestart of a street/road; street entranceWord