เอ็มดี
em-diiMeaning
1NounB1
managing director
managing director; the chief executive or head of a company (transliterated from the English acronym 'MD')
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเอ็มดีem-diiเอ็มดีem-diimanaging directorจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ตรวจงานdtrùuat-ngaanตรวจงานdtrùuat-ngaan[to] check [sth]; [to] review workที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)ของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
Tomorrow, the MD will come to inspect the work at our office.
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เลขาlee-kǎaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเอ็มดีem-diiกำลังgam-langประชุมbprà-chumอยู่yùuยังyangเข้าไปkâo-bpaiพบpópไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The secretary said that the MD is currently in a meeting and cannot be seen yet.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtรู้ดีrúu-diiว่าwâaเอ็มดีem-diiเป็นbpenคนkonเจ้าระเบียบjâao-rá-bìiapและlɛ́ทำงานtam-ngaanเก่งมากgèng-mâak
Every employee in the company knows well that the MD is strict and very good at his job.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiที่tîiเอ็มดีem-diiเพิ่งpə̂ngประกาศbprà-gàatออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaนั้นnánมีmiiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มยอดpə̂əm-yɔ̂ɔtขายkǎaiในnaiไตรมาสdtrai-mâatหน้าnâa
The new policy that the MD just announced aims to increase sales in the next quarter.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
em
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เอ็มดีem-diiเอ็มดีem-diimanaging directormanaging directorWord