อ่าวไทย
àao-taiMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand, a large gulf in Southeast Asia bordered chiefly by Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, opening to the South China Sea.
Examples
ฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔn1summer; hot season2summer; summertimeครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachแถบtɛ̀ɛpแถบtɛ̀ɛp1strip; band; bar2region; zone; areaอ่าวไทยàao-taiอ่าวไทยàao-taiGulf of Thailand
In summer, my family likes to go to the sea along the Gulf of Thailand.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoล่องเรือlông reuuaจากjàakชุมพรchum-ponเข้าไปkâo bpaiชมchomเกาะgòrต่างdtàangๆ-ในnaiอ่าวไทยàao tai
Tourists take boats from Chumphon to visit islands in the Gulf of Thailand.
อ่าวไทยàao-taiติดกับdtìt-gàpไทยtaiกัมพูชาgam-puu-chaaและlɛ́เวียดนามwîiat-naamก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkสู่sùuทะเลจีนใต้tá-lee-jiin-dtâai
The Gulf of Thailand borders Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam before opening to the South China Sea.
กระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamและlɛ́ความkwaamตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnของkɔ̌ɔngอ่าวไทยàao-taiส่งผลต่อsòng-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetชายฝั่งchaai-fàngและlɛ́การประมงgaan-bprà-mongในnaiภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâakอย่างมากyàang-mâak
The currents and shallowness of the Gulf of Thailand greatly affect coastal ecosystems and regional fisheries.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àao
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อ่าวไทยàao-taiอ่าวไทยàao-taiGulf of ThailandGulf of ThailandWord