เฟอร์
fəəMeanings
1NounA2
furniture (abbr.)
Colloquial shortening of เฟอร์นิเจอร์เฟอร์นิเจอร์fəə-ní-jə̂əfurniture, meaning furniture or furnishings; used attributively (e.g., บ้านพร้อมเฟอร์).
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเฟอร์fəəเฟอร์fəə1furniture (abbr.)2fur (loanword)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
This house comes with furniture.
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Is this rental room furnished?
We are going to buy a new, fully furnished condo.
การเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákแบบbɛ̀ɛpพร้อมเฟอร์prɔ́ɔm-fə̂əช่วยchûuaiประหยัดbprà-yàtเวลาwee-laaและlɛ́ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiในnaiการgaanย้ายเข้าyáai-kâoอยู่yùuได้dâaiเยอะyə́
Choosing a furnished room can save a lot of time and expense when moving in.
2NounB2
fur (loanword)
Animal fur or fur-like material used in clothing and accessories; sometimes, by extension, a fur garment.
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวโค้ตkóotโค้ตkóotcoat (outerwear) [non-standard spelling]ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปกbpòkปกbpòk1cover; front cover2collar (of a garment)3[to] cover4normal; regular (abbr.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เฟอร์fəəเฟอร์fəə1furniture (abbr.)2fur (loanword)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหรูหราrǔu-rǎaหรูหราrǔu-rǎaluxurious; upscaleมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That coat has a fur collar, it looks very luxurious.
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ฉันchănไม่ชอบmâi chôpใส่sàiเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaที่têeทำจากtam jàakเฟอร์ferจริงๆjing jingเพราะpráwสงสารsŏng-săanสัตว์sàt
I don't like wearing clothes made of real fur because I feel sorry for the animals.
ในปัจจุบันnai bpàt-jù-banมีmeeเฟอร์ferเทียมtiiamที่ทำtêe tamออกมาòk maaได้dâiเหมือนmĕuuanของจริงkŏng jingมากmâakจนjonแทบtâepแยกไม่ออกyâek mâi òk
Nowadays, there is faux fur that is made to look so much like the real thing, you can barely tell the difference.
การถกเถียงgaan-tòk-tǐiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangจริยธรรมjà-rí-yá-tamของkɔ̌ɔngการใช้gaan-cháiเฟอร์fəəในnaiวงการwong-gaanแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânเป็นbpenประเด็นbprà-denที่tîiละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́มีมาmii-maaอย่างยาวนานyàang-yaao-naan
The ethical debate over the use of fur in the fashion industry is a sensitive and long-standing issue.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฟอร์ said เฟอ?
fəə
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fəə
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |