ห้อง
hɔ̂ngMeanings
1NounA1
room
an enclosed part of a building with walls, floor, and ceiling
Examples
ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)สะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1clean2pure; innocent (morally clean)
My room is small but clean.
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There is one table and two chairs in the room.
He opened the window to let the breeze into the room.
I am repainting the room to make it brighter.
2ClassifierA2
classifier: rooms
classifier used for rooms and room-like units
Examples
ที่นี่tîi-nîiที่นี่tîi-nîi1here; at this place2this place; the current locationมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianclassroomสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
There are ten classrooms here.
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This hotel has two hundred rooms.
We reserved two meeting rooms for this afternoon.
อพาร์ตเมนต์à-pâat-meenแบบbɛ̀ɛpสตูดิโอsà-dtuu-dì-ooมีmiiเพียงpiiangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngห้องhɔ̂ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛจัดสรรพื้นที่jàt-sǎn-pʉ́ʉn-tîiได้dâaiคุ้มค่าkúm-kâa
A studio apartment has just one room, but the space is used efficiently.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
hɔ̂ng
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 | — | — |