อเมซอน
à-mee-sɔɔnMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Café Amazon (coffee shop)
A popular chain of coffee shops in Thailand, known as Café Amazon.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔnอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔn1Café Amazon (coffee shop)2Amazon (river and rainforest)3Amazon (company)
I buy coffee at Amazon.
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Tomorrow, I will go to Amazon with a friend.
I'm stopping by Amazon for a bit, I'm so sleepy.
เวลาwee-laaขับรถkàp-rótทางไกลtaang-glaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoง่วงngûuangผมpǒmมักจะmák-jàแวะพักwɛ́-pákดื่มdʉ̀ʉmกาแฟgaa-fɛɛที่tîiอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔnในnaiปั๊มน้ำมันbpám-nám-man
When I'm driving long distance and feel sleepy, I usually take a break to drink coffee at the Amazon in the gas station.
2Proper nounA2
Amazon (river and rainforest)
The Amazon, referring to the large river in South America or the vast tropical rainforest of its basin.
Examples
แม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriverอเมซอนà-may-sonอเมซอนà-may-son1Café Amazon (coffee shop)2Amazon (river and rainforest)3Amazon (company)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerมากๆmâak mâakมากๆmâak mâak1very; extremely; so much (emphatic)2very many; a large amount of
The Amazon River is very long.
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สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiอยู่ในyùu-naiป่าอเมซอนbpàa-à-mee-sɔɔn
This documentary is about the wild animals that live in the Amazon rainforest.
ถ้าtâaมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatฉันchǎnอยากyàakลองlɔɔngไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoป่าอเมซอนbpàa-à-mee-sɔɔnสักครั้งsàk-krángในnaiชีวิตchii-wít
If I have a chance, I'd like to try traveling to the Amazon rainforest once in my life.
การตัดไม้ทำลายป่าgaan-dtàt-máai-tam-laai-bpàaในnaiเขตkèetอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔnส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngต่อdtɔ̀ɔการเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛng-sà-pâap-puum-aa-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngโลกlôok
The deforestation in the Amazon region severely impacts global climate change.
3Proper nounB1
Amazon (company)
The multinational technology and e-commerce company, Amazon.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2volume; bound book3classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔnอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔn1Café Amazon (coffee shop)2Amazon (river and rainforest)3Amazon (company)
I ordered this book from Amazon.
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เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiคนไทยkon-taiหลายคนlǎai-konก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmสั่งของsàng-kɔ̌ɔngจากjàakเว็บwépอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔnโดยตรงdooi-dtrongแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Nowadays, many Thai people have started ordering things directly from the Amazon website.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoใช้cháiบริการคลาวด์bɔɔ-rí-gaan-klaaoของkɔ̌ɔngอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔnที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaAWS
His company uses Amazon's cloud service called AWS.
การเข้ามาgaan-kâo-maaของkɔ̌ɔngอเมซอนà-mee-sɔɔnในnaiตลาดdtà-làatค้าปลีกkáa-bplìikของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiอาจàatทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnที่tîiดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉatยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
Amazon's entry into the Thai retail market could lead to even fiercer competition.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อเมซอน said อะ-เม-ซอน?
à-mee-sɔɔn
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 | — | — |