เนิร์ส
nə́ətMeaning
1NounB2
nurse
a nurse (loanword from English, used colloquially)
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanสั่งให้sàng-hâiสั่งให้sàng-hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]เนิร์สnə́ətเนิร์สnə́ətnurseเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnequipment; gearสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingทำแผลtam-plɛ̌ɛทำแผลtam-plɛ̌ɛ[to] dress a wound; treat a woundด่วนdùuanด่วนdùuan1urgent; immediate2urgent; express (service/class)3urgently; in a hurry
The doctor ordered the nurse to urgently prepare the equipment for wound dressing.
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เนิร์สnə́ətประจำbprà-jamวอร์ดwɔ́ɔtนี้níiดูแลduu-lɛɛและlɛ́เอาใจใส่ao-jai-sàiคนไข้kon-kâiดีมากdii-mâak
The nurses in this ward take very good care of and pay great attention to the patients.
คลินิกklí-nìkของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoกำลังหาgam-lang-hǎaเนิร์สnə́ətพาร์ทไทม์páat-taamมาmaaช่วยงานchûuai-ngaanช่วงchûuangเสาร์อาทิตย์sǎo-aa-tít
Our clinic is looking for a part-time nurse to help out on weekends.
เนิร์สnə́ətที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngขึ้นkʉ̂nเวรดึกween-dʉ̀kเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamมักจะmák-jàมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการพักผ่อนgaan-pák-pɔ̀ɔnไม่mâiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔ
Nurses who regularly work night shifts often have problems with insufficient rest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เนิร์ส said เนิ้ด?
nə́ət
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ส is said like ด (t).Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written เนิ้ด (nə́ət). 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 -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
nə́ət
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 เนิ้ด (nə́ət).
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.