ฮาร์ป
háapMeaning
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harp
a harp (musical instrument)
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ฮาร์ปháapฮาร์ปháapharpมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)
She has been learning to play the harp since she was a child.
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เสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngฮาร์ปháapมีmiiความไพเราะkwaam-pai-rɔ́และlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiมากmâak
The sound of the harp is beautiful and makes me feel very relaxed.
เขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉฮาร์ปháapตัวdtuuaใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiในnaiการแสดงคอนเสิร์ตgaan-sà-dɛɛng-kɔɔn-sə̀ətเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
He bought a new harp to use in the concert next month.
การเล่นgaan-lênฮาร์ปháapต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanประสานกันbprà-sǎan-ganระหว่างrá-wàangมือmʉʉและlɛ́เท้าtáaoเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Playing the harp requires excellent coordination between the hands and feet.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฮาร์ป said ฮ้าบ?
háap
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ป is said like บ (p).Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ฮ้าบ (háap). The spelling rule would give a Falling tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
háap
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Falling tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ฮ้าบ (háap).
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.