เอกมัย
èek-gà-maiMeaning
1NounA2
Ekkamai (Bangkok area)
Ekkamai, a major road, neighborhood, and transportation hub (including a BTS station and bus terminal) in Bangkok, Thailand
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเอกมัยèek-gà-maiเอกมัยèek-gà-maiEkkamai (Bangkok area)
I live in Ekkamai.
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Tomorrow I will go to the Ekkamai Bus Terminal.
We met at Ekkamai BTS station yesterday.
เอกมัยèk-gà-maiมีmeeคาเฟ่kaa-fêhและláeร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiเยอะyéhคนkonเลยloieชอบchôpไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoช่วงchûuangวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan yùt sùt sàp-daa
Ekkamai has many delicious cafes and restaurants, so people like to hang out there on weekends.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เอกมัย said เอก-กะ-ไม?
èek-gà-mai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
èek
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |