อาคาร
aa-kaanMeaning
1NounA2
building
a constructed structure with a roof and walls, such as an office, school, hospital, or residential block
Examples
โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingสองชั้นsɔ̌ɔng-chánสองชั้นsɔ̌ɔng-chán1double-decker; two-story2two-layer; double-layeredสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
My school has a two-story white building.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปดูbpai-duuอาคารสำนักงานaa-kaan-sǎm-nák-ngaanใหม่màiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
Yesterday we went to see the company's new office building.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiช่างchângจะjàมาmaaตรวจสภาพdtrùuat-sà-pâapอาคารที่อยู่อาศัยaa-kaan-tîi-yùu-aa-sǎiในnaiโครงการkroong-gaan
Tomorrow the technician will inspect the residential building in the project.
อาคารaa-kaanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanหลังlǎngนี้níiเชื่อมต่อchʉ̂ʉam-dtɔ̀ɔกับgàpอาคารaa-kaanผู้ป่วยนอกpûu-bpùuai-nɔ̂ɔkด้วยdûuaiทางเดินกระจกtaang-dəən-grà-jòk
This hospital building is connected to the outpatient building by a glass walkway.
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 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
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 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 | — | — |