อากาศ

aa-gàat

Meanings

1NounA1

air

the invisible mixture of gases that we breathe

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)หายใจhǎai-jaiหายใจhǎai-jai[to] breathe; respireเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วินาทีwí-naa-tiiวินาทีwí-naa-tii1second (time unit)2moment; instant
We breathe in air every second.
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ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanอากาศaa-gàatสะอาดsà-àatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaการเจริญเติบโตgaan-jà-rəən-dtə̀əp-dtoo
Trees need clean air to grow.
ในnaiถ้ำtâmลึกlʉ́kมีmiiอากาศaa-gàatน้อยnɔ́ɔiเราraoจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngเปิดทางbpə̀ət-taangให้hâiอากาศaa-gàatไหลlǎiเข้าkâo
In deep caves there is little air, so we must open a passage for air to flow in.
นักดำน้ำnák-dam-náamพกpókถังtǎngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaมีmiiอากาศaa-gàatเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔระหว่างrá-wàangอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiน้ำnáam
Divers carry tanks to have enough air while underwater.
2NounA1

weather

the state of the atmosphere at a place and time (temperature, wind, rain, etc.)

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnhot weatherมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Today the weather is very hot.
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ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenและlɛ́มีmiiหมอกmɔ̀ɔk
In the morning the weather is cool and foggy.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanอากาศaa-gàatฝนตกfǒn-dtòkทั้งวันtáng-wan
Yesterday the weather was rainy all day.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอากาศaa-gàatน่าจะnâa-jàมีmiiลมแรงlom-rɛɛngและlɛ́อุณหภูมิun-hà-puumลดลงlót-long
Tomorrow the weather will likely be windy and the temperature will drop.

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

aa

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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