เอแคลร์
ee-kɛɛnMeaning
1NounB1
éclair; cream-filled choux pastry
A cream-filled choux pastry; in Thai usage, often a small round cream puff, as well as an elongated éclair with icing.
Examples
ตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเอแคลร์ee-kɛɛnเอแคลร์ee-kɛɛnéclair; cream-filled choux pastryมากินmaa-ginมากินmaa-gin[to] come eatกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)กาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)สักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/items
In the afternoon, I will go buy a couple of éclairs to eat with coffee.
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เอแคลร์ee-kɛɛnร้านนี้ráan-níiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ไส้ครีมsâi-kriimของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่mâiหวานwǎanจนเกินไปjon-gəən-bpai
The éclairs at this shop are very delicious because their cream filling isn't overly sweet.
ถ้าtâaไปbpaiร้านเบเกอรี่ráan-bee-gəə-rîiนั้นnánอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmลองlɔɔngเอแคลร์ee-kɛɛnช็อกโกแลตchɔ́k-goo-lɛ́tนะnáอร่อยเด็ดà-rɔ̀i-dètเลยləəi
If you go to that bakery, don't forget to try the chocolate éclair. It's superb!
เคล็ดลับklét-lápของkɔ̌ɔngการทำgaan-tamเอแคลร์ee-kɛɛnให้hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอยู่ที่yùu-tîiการอบgaan-òpแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngให้hâiพองpɔɔngสวยsǔuaiและlɛ́มีmiiโพรงproongด้านในdâan-naiสำหรับsǎm-ràpใส่sàiไส้sâi
The secret to making delicious éclairs lies in baking the dough until it's beautifully puffed and has a hollow interior for the filling.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เอแคลร์ said เอ-แคน?
ee-kɛɛn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |