แกงปลา
gɛɛng-bplaaMeaning
1NounA2
fish curry
a type of Thai curry or soup made with fish as the main ingredient
Examples
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Today, Mom made very delicious fish curry.
Grandma likes to make fish curry with bamboo shoots.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiแกงปลาgaeng bplaaไม่mâiคาวkaaoต้องเลือกdtông lêuuakปลาbplaaที่têeสดใหม่sòt màiและláeใส่sàiสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiเยอะๆyér-yér
If you want the fish curry not to have a fishy smell, you must choose fresh fish and add a lot of herbs.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɛɛng
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
แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างThai curry (soup/stew)Part 1
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แกงปลาgɛɛng-bplaaแกงปลาgɛɛng-bplaafish curryfish curryWord