เพลซ
plêetMeaning
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place; commercial complex (loanword)
A loanword from English 'place', mainly used in the names of buildings, malls, or venues to mean a place or commercial complex; also spelled เพลสเพลสplêetplace; location.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปเจอbpai-jəəไปเจอbpai-jəə1[to] go meet [sb]2[to] come across [sb/sth]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanrestaurant; eateryในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalเดอะไนน์də̀-naiเดอะไนน์də̀-naiThe Nine (proper name)เพลซplêetเพลซplêetplace; commercial complex (loanword)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Can we meet at the restaurant in The Nine Place complex?
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ตึกdtʉ̀kจีเอ็มเอ็มjii-em-emแกรมมี่grɛɛm-mîiเพลซplêetเป็นbpenที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngมากมายmâak-maai
The GMM Grammy Place building is the workplace of many artists and singers.
โครงการkrohng gaanอสังหาริมทรัพย์à-săng-hăa-rim-má-sápสมัยใหม่sà-măi màiนิยมní-yomใช้cháiคำทับศัพท์kam táp sàpภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtอย่างyàangเพลซplâytหรือrĕuพาร์คpáakมาmaaตั้งdtângเป็นbpenชื่อchêuเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákที่têeทันสมัยtan sà-măi
Modern real estate projects often use English loanwords like 'place' or 'park' in their names to create a modern image.
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiมีmiiคอมมูนิตี้มอลล์kɔɔm-muu-ní-dtîi-mɔɔnเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiชื่อchʉ̂ʉเวลเนสween-nêetเพลซplêetซึ่งsʉ̂ngเน้นnénร้านค้าráan-káaและlɛ́บริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́
There is now a new community mall called 'Wellness Place', which specifically focuses on health-related shops and services.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ซ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
plêet
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 | — | — |