เพลส
plêetMeaning
1NounB1
place; location
a Thai spelling of the English word “place,” meaning a place or location; often used in the names of apartments, hotels, or buildings
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùuย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùu[to] relocate; move to live (somewhere else)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเจริญjà-rəənเจริญjà-rəən1[to] prosper; flourish; develop2[to] advance; progress3prosperous; flourishing; developedนครná-kɔɔnนครná-kɔɔnlarge city (formal/literary)เพลสplêetเพลสplêetplace; location
I just moved to Charoen Nakhon Place.
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หอพักhɔ̌ɔ-pákที่tîiชื่อchʉ̂ʉสิริsì-ríเพลสplêetอยู่yùuใกล้กับglâi-gàpสถานีรถไฟฟ้าsà-tǎa-nii-rót-fai-fáaมากmâak
The dormitory named Siri Place is very close to the skytrain station.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเช่าchâoห้องhɔ̂ngอยู่ที่yùu-tîiนิวniuพอร์ตpɔ́ɔtเพลสplêetเพราะprɔ́ราคาไม่แพงraa-kaa-mâi-pɛɛngและlɛ́เดินทางdəən-taangสะดวกsà-dùuak
My friend rents a room at Newport Place because it's affordable and easy to commute from.
โครงการkroong-gaanคอนโดมิเนียมkɔɔn-doo-mí-niiamบางกอกbaang-gɔ̀ɔkเพลสplêetมีmiiการปรับปรุงgaan-bpràp-bprungระบบรักษาความปลอดภัยrá-bòp-rák-sǎa-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiใหม่màiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความอุ่นใจkwaam-ùn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้พักอาศัยpûu-pák-aa-sǎi
The Bangkok Place condominium project has completely revamped its security system for the peace of mind of its residents.
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 -ส, 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 | — | — |