เมสซี่
mêet-sîiMeaning
1NounA2
Messi
Messi (referring to the famous Argentine football player Lionel Messi, or used as a nickname for a highly skilled football player)
Examples
เมสซี่mêet-sîiเมสซี่mêet-sîiMessiเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnนักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnfootballer; soccer playerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
Messi is a very good football player.
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Last night I watched Messi play football on TV.
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอยากyàakเตะdtèฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnให้hâiเก่งgèngเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเมสซี่mêet-sîi
My younger brother wants to be as good at playing football as Messi.
ด้วยdûuayทักษะták-sàการเลี้ยงบอลgaan líiang bonที่têeยอดเยี่ยมyôt yîiamเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanจึงjeungตั้งฉายาdtâng chăa-yaaให้hâiเขาkăoว่าwâaเมสซี่mét-sêeเมืองไทยmeuuang tai
Because of his excellent dribbling skills, his friends gave him the nickname 'Messi of Thailand.'
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
Result
Falling tone
mêet
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 | — | — |