แดนไทย
dɛɛn-taiMeaning
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Thai land/territory
the land or territory of Thailand; the realm of the Thai nation (literary or poetic register)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizeอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyทั่วtûuaทั่วtûua1all over; everywhere2whole; entireแดนไทยdɛɛn-taiแดนไทยdɛɛn-taiThai land/territoryเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asความหลากหลายkwaam-làak-lǎaiความหลากหลายkwaam-làak-lǎaidiversity; variety; heterogeneityของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffผู้คนpûu-konผู้คนpûu-konpeople; the publicและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamculture
He dreams of traveling throughout the land of Thailand to see the diversity of people and culture.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทbòtนี้níiสรรเสริญsǎn-sə̌ənความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngแดนไทยdɛɛn-taiทั้งtángภูเขาpuu-kǎoทะเลtá-leeและlɛ́ท้องทุ่งtɔ́ɔng-tûng
This poem praises the beauty of the Thai realm: the mountains, the sea, and the fields.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngการgaanผนึกกำลังpà-nʉ̀k-gam-langของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konในnaiแดนไทยdɛɛn-taiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเผชิญภัยpà-chəən-paiจากjàakต่างแดนdtàang-dɛɛn
The historian spoke of the unity of the people in the land of Thailand when facing threats from abroad.
เสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangย่ำค่ำyâm-kâmดังdangไกลglaiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaแดนไทยdɛɛn-taiราวกับraao-gàpประกาศbprà-gàatเวลาwee-laaให้hâiผู้คนpûu-konได้dâaiพักpákจากjàakภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang
The evening bell tolled across the Thai realm, as if announcing the time for people to rest from all their duties.
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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แดนไทยdɛɛn-taiแดนไทยdɛɛn-taiThai land/territoryThai land/territoryWord