เงินทอง
ngən-tɔɔngMeaning
1NounA2
money; wealth
Money and material wealth in general; often used collectively to refer to financial resources.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactเงินทองngən-tɔɔngเงินทองngən-tɔɔngmoney; wealthเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
He works to earn money and wealth to take care of his family.
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ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnใช้cháiเงินทองngən-tɔɔngไปbpaiกับgàpค่ารักษาพยาบาลkâa-rák-sǎa-pá-yaa-baanเยอะมากyə́-mâak
Last year I spent a lot of my money on medical expenses.
ถ้าtâaเก็บเงินgèp-ngənทองtɔɔngให้ดีhâi-diiเราraoจะมีjà-miiทุนสำรองtun-sǎm-rɔɔngยามyaamฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ən
If we manage our money well, we'll have an emergency fund.
เขาkǎoเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเงินทองngən-tɔɔngไม่ใช่mâi-châiคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpทั้งหมดtáng-mòtของkɔ̌ɔngความสุขkwaam-sùkแต่dtɛ̀ɛช่วยให้chûuai-hâiมีmiiทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
He believes that money isn't the entire answer to happiness, but it provides more options.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngən
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เงินทองngən-tɔɔngเงินทองngən-tɔɔngmoney; wealthmoney; wealthWord