แถวแรก

tɛ̌ɛo-rɛ̂ɛk

Meaning

1NounA2

first row; front row

The first or front row of people or things, such as seats in a theater or students in a classroom.

Examples

นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)แถวแรกtɛ̌ɛo-rɛ̂ɛkแถวแรกtɛ̌ɛo-rɛ̂ɛkfirst row; front row
The students sit in the front row.
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ในnaiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianเด็กdèkที่tîiตัวเล็กdtuua-lékควรkuuanได้dâaiนั่งnângแถวแรกtɛ̌ɛo-rɛ̂ɛk
In the classroom, smaller children should get to sit in the front row.
ฉันchǎnอยากได้yàak-dâaiตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətแถวแรกtɛ̌ɛo-rɛ̂ɛkมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt
I want the front-row concert tickets the most.
ที่นั่งtîi-nângแถวแรกtɛ̌ɛo-rɛ̂ɛkในnaiโรงภาพยนตร์roong-pâap-pá-yonนี้níiเป็นbpenโซฟาsoo-faaที่tîiสบายมากsà-baai-mâak
The front row seats in this movie theater are very comfortable sofas.

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

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

แถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)row; linePart 1
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แรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyfirst; earliest; initialPart 2
แถวแรกtɛ̌ɛo-rɛ̂ɛkแถวแรกtɛ̌ɛo-rɛ̂ɛkfirst row; front rowfirst row; front rowWord

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