แดนไกล
dɛɛn-glaiMeaning
1NounB1
a distant land
a distant land; a faraway place.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปเรียนbpai-riianไปเรียนbpai-riian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแดนไกลdɛɛn-glaiแดนไกลdɛɛn-glaia distant land
He traveled to a distant land to continue his studies.
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หลายคนlǎai-konต้องdtɔ̂ngจากjàakบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanในnaiแดนไกลdɛɛn-glaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งsòngเงินngənกลับมาglàp-maaให้hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Many people have to leave their hometowns to work in a distant land to send money back to their families.
นิทานní-taanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ngการผจญภัยgaan-pà-jon-paiของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiในnaiแดนไกลdɛɛn-glai
This fairy tale tells of a prince's adventure in a faraway land.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมักจะmák-jàสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonที่tîiใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอยู่ในyùu-naiแดนไกลdɛɛn-glai
His poems often reflect the feeling of homesickness of people living in a distant land.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dɛɛn
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
แดนdɛɛnแดนdɛɛn1land; territory; country (literary)2realm; domain (figurative)3border; frontierland; territory; country (literary)Part 1
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ไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantfar; distantPart 2
แดนไกลdɛɛn-glaiแดนไกลdɛɛn-glaia distant landa distant landWord