ออ
ɔɔMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] crowd together; cluster
To gather closely together in a group, often at an entrance or around something.
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)ออɔɔออɔɔ[to] crowd together; clusterอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหน้าห้องnâa-hɔ̂ngหน้าห้องnâa-hɔ̂ng1front of the room; area outside a room2secretary; personal assistantเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals
The students are clustered outside the classroom because the teacher hasn't come to open the door yet.
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พอpɔɔฝนตกfǒn-dtòkคนkonที่tîiรอrɔɔรถrótก็gɔ̂เข้ามาkâo-maaออɔɔอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiกันสาดgan-sàatจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiที่tîiให้hâiเดินผ่านdəən-pàan
When it started raining, the people waiting for rides crowded under the awning, leaving barely any room to walk past.
แม้mɛ́ɛเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจะjàขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเว้นwénทางเข้าออกtaang-kâo-ɔ̀ɔkผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนyʉʉnออɔɔอยู่yùuหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuต่างdtàangคนkonต่างdtàangชะเง้อchá-ngə́əมองหาmɔɔng-hǎaลูกlûukของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
Despite the staff asking them to keep the entrance clear, the parents remained clustered at the gate, each craning their neck to look for their child.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngเดินdəənออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakอาคารaa-kaanนักข่าวnák-kàaoก็gɔ̂กรูกันgruu-ganเข้าไปkâo-bpaiออɔɔอยู่yùuรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuuaเขาkǎoจนjonทีมงานtiim-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiถอยtɔ̌ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดทางbpə̀ət-taang
As soon as the actor left the building, reporters rushed to cluster around him, forcing the crew to ask them to step back and clear a path.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |