แถว
tɛ̌ɛoMeanings
1NounA2
row; line
a series of people or things arranged side by side
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)เป็นแถวbpen tăeoเป็นแถวbpen tăeo1in a row; in a line2one after another; in successionหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtooหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtooin front of the doorโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
The children stand in a row in front of the school gate.
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Yesterday we saw chairs arranged in rows in the auditorium.
Tomorrow he will sit in the front row near the stage with his friends.
ช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháaoรถโดยสารrót-dooi-sǎanจอดjɔ̀ɔtเป็นแถวbpen-tɛ̌ɛoข้างkâangสถานีsà-tǎa-niiทำtamให้การhâi-gaanขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiapมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
In the morning, buses park in rows next to the station, making boarding and alighting more orderly.
2NounB1
area; neighborhood; vicinity
a nearby locality or general area around a place
Examples
แถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanneighborhood; local areaฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
There’s a market that opens in the morning near my house.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnไปbpaiกินginก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoแถวtɛ̌ɛoมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
Yesterday I ate noodles in the area around the university; it was very tasty.
ช่วงเย็นchûuang-yenแถวtɛ̌ɛoสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náคนเยอะkon-yə́เพราะprɔ́มีmiiงานngaanดนตรีdon-dtrii
In the evening, the area around the park is crowded because there’s a music event.
ถ้าtâaหลงทางlǒng-taangให้hâiถามtǎamคนkonแถวtɛ̌ɛoสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiเขาkǎoจะjàรู้rúuเส้นทางsên-taangในnaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenนั้นnánดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùt
If you get lost, ask people around the train station; they’ll know the routes in that area best.
3ClassifierB1
[classifier] row; line
classifier for rows or lines of things (e.g., seats, houses, trees)
Examples
โรงหนังroong-nǎngโรงหนังroong-nǎngmovie theater; cinemaมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoที่นั่งtîi-nângที่นั่งtîi-nâng1seat; place to sit2seat (classifier)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenแถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)
The cinema has ten rows of seats.
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บ้านbâanในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiเรียงriiangเป็นbpenสี่sìiแถวtɛ̌ɛoจากjàakหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngหลังlǎngสวนsǔuan
The houses in this village are arranged in four rows from the front gate to the back garden.
ครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngแถวtɛ̌ɛoริมrimทางเดินtaang-dəən
The teacher told the students to plant two rows of trees along the walkway.
ในnaiสวนผลไม้sǔuan-pǒn-lá-máaiเขาkǎoปลูกbplùukต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangเป็นbpenห้าhâaแถวtɛ̌ɛoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiง่ายngâaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛและlɛ́เก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiao
In the orchard, they planted mango trees in five rows to make maintenance and harvesting easier.
4AdverbB2
approximately; about (colloquial)
used informally before numbers or time to indicate approximation
Examples
ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4polite/friendly address particleตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtŭua kon-sèrtตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtŭua kon-sèrtconcert ticketราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atแถวtăeoแถวtăeo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)ๆ-สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
Concert tickets cost around two thousand baht.
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He will arrive around 6 p.m.
ยอดyôtผู้เข้าร่วมงานpôo kâo rûuam ngaanมีmeeแถวtăeoๆ-ห้าhâaพันpanคนkonตามdtaamการประเมินgaan bprà-mernเบื้องต้นbêuuang dtôn
The number of attendees is around five thousand according to the initial estimate.
ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiทั้งหมดtáng mòtคงอยู่kong yòoแถวtăeoๆ-หนึ่งnèungหมื่นmèuunบาทbàatขึ้นอยู่กับkêun yòo gàpส่วนลดsùuan lót
The total cost will be around ten thousand baht, depending on the discount.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tɛ̌ɛo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |