อนิจจา
à-nít-jaaMeaning
1InterjectionC1
alas; how sad
an exclamation of pity, sorrow, or sympathy; alas.
Examples
อนิจจาà-nít-jaaอนิจจาà-nít-jaaalas; how sadสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtstray dogตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)รถชนrót-chonรถชนrót-chon1car crash; collision2[to] crash; collide (of a vehicle)ตายไปdtaai-bpaiตายไปdtaai-bpai[to] pass away; [to] dieเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níithis morning (earlier today)
Alas, that stray dog was hit by a car and died this morning.
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อนิจจาà-nít-jaaชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nútเราraoช่างchângสั้นsânนักnákไม่ควรmâi-kuuanประมาทbprà-mâatในnaiการใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wítเลยləəi
Alas, our human lives are so short; we should not live them carelessly.
เขาkǎoอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaทุ่มเทtûm-teeทั้งชีวิตtáng-chii-wítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอนิจจาà-nít-jaaสุดท้ายsùt-táaiกลับglàpถูกtùukหุ้นส่วนhûn-sùuanโกงgoongไปbpaiจนหมดjon-mòtตัวdtuua
He dedicated his entire life to building this company; alas, in the end, he was cheated out of everything by his partner.
อนิจจาà-nít-jaaความรุ่งเรืองkwaam rûng reuungในอดีตnai à-dèetบัดนี้bàt néeเหลือlĕuuaเพียงpiiangซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pangให้hâiคนรุ่นหลังkon rûn lăngได้dâiจดจำjòt jam
Alas, of the past glory, now only ruins remain for future generations to remember.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อนิจจา said อะ-นิด-จา?
à-nít-jaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |