ห้องแถว
hɔ̂ng-tɛ̌ɛoMeaning
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shophouse; row house
A shophouse, row house, or terraced house, which is a building divided into a line of connected units.
Examples
บ้านเก่าbâan-gàoบ้านเก่าbâan-gào1old house2former homeของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ห้องแถวhɔ̂ng-tɛ̌ɛoห้องแถวhɔ̂ng-tɛ̌ɛoshophouse; row house
His old home was a row house.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเปิดbpə̀ətร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamในnaiห้องแถวhɔ̂ng-tɛ̌ɛoที่อยู่tîi-yùuหัวhǔuaมุมถนนmum-tà-nǒn
Her family runs a grocery store in the shophouse on the street corner.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนจีนkon-jiinที่tîiอพยพมาòp-pá-yóp-maaมักจะmák-jàอาศัยaa-sǎiและlɛ́ค้าขายkáa-kǎaiอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องแถวhɔ̂ng-tɛ̌ɛo
In the old days, Chinese immigrants would often live and conduct business in shophouses.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมีmeeโครงการปรับปรุงkrohng gaan bpràp-bprungภูมิทัศน์poom-mí-tátโดยdoiการทาgaan taaสีsĕeห้องแถวhông tăeoเก่าgàoในnaiย่านเมืองเก่าyâan meuuang gàoให้hâiสดใสsòt săiขึ้นkêun
The government has a project to improve the landscape by repainting the old shophouses in the old town district to make them brighter.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)row; linePart 2
ห้องแถวhɔ̂ng-tɛ̌ɛoห้องแถวhɔ̂ng-tɛ̌ɛoshophouse; row houseshophouse; row houseWord