ฮิลส์
hinMeaning
1NounB2
hills
hills (English loanword, typically used in transliterated proper names, places, or brands)
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùuย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùu[to] relocate; move to live (somewhere else)หมู่mùuหมู่mùu1group; cluster2Moo (village unit; address)3classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)4group; collective5category; classบ้านแถวbâan-tɛ̌ɛoบ้านแถวbâan-tɛ̌ɛorow house; terraced houseเบbeeเวอร์wəəเวอร์wəə1over the top; exaggerated2[to] exaggerate; overdo it3version (abbr., slang; from Eng.)ลีliiลีliiLee (proper name)ฮิลส์hinฮิลส์hinhillsปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext year
Our family will move to a neighborhood around Beverly Hills next year.
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My dog really likes eating Hill's brand kibble.
โครงการหมู่บ้านจัดสรรkroong-gaan-mùu-bâan-jàt-sǎnที่tîiใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaฮิลส์hinต่อท้ายdtɔ̀ɔ-táaiชื่อchʉ̂ʉมักจะmák-jàตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuบนbonพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiลาดชันlâat-chanหรือrʉ̌ʉใกล้glâiภูเขาpuu-kǎo
Housing estate projects that use the word "Hills" at the end of their names are usually located on sloped terrain or near mountains.
เขาkǎoลงทุนlong-tunซื้อsʉ́ʉอสังหาริมทรัพย์à-sǎng-hǎa-rim-má-sápในnaiย่านyâanฮอลลีวูดhɔɔn-lii-wûutฮิลส์hinเพราะprɔ́คาดว่าkâat-wâaราคาraa-kaaจะjàพุ่งสูงขึ้นpûng-sǔung-kʉ̂nในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kót
He invested in real estate in the Hollywood Hills area because he expects the prices to soar in the future.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฮิลส์ said ฮิน?
hin
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterส์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hin
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ส์ 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 | — | — |