เทศ
têetMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
foreign; non-native
relating to a foreign country; not local; imported
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsแนวnɛɛoแนวnɛɛo1line; row; alignment; formation2direction; approach; tendency; orientation3boundary line; demarcation4genre; style5guideline; principle; policy line6(colloq.) unconventional; artsy; individualisticเทศtêetเทศtêetforeign; non-nativeรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelไม่เผ็ดmâi-pètไม่เผ็ดmâi-pètnot spicyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai person
This restaurant serves foreign-style food; the flavor isn’t as spicy as Thai food.
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เขาkǎoนิยมní-yomตกdtòkแต่งบ้านdtɛ̀ng-bâanด้วยdûuaiสไตล์sà-dtaiเทศtêetเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูทันสมัยduu-tan-sà-mǎiขึ้นkʉ̂n
They like to decorate their house in a foreign style to make it look more modern.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnการนำเข้าgaan-nam-kâoหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉต่างdtàangเทศtêetคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakให้hâiห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
The new policy supports importing quality foreign books to increase options for local libraries.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
têet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |