แถวๆ
tăeo-tăeoMeanings
1PrepositionA2
around; in the vicinity of [somewhere]
around a particular place; in the area or vicinity of.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainแถวๆtăeo-tăeoแถวๆtăeo-tăeo1around; in the vicinity of [somewhere]2about; around [time/number]นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
My house is around here.
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Are there any delicious restaurants around here?
Yesterday, I saw him walking around the Siam area.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakหาhăaของกินkong ginอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiลองlongไปbpaiเดินหาdern hăaแถวๆtăeo-tăeoเยาวราชyao-wá-râatดูสิdoo sì
If you want to find delicious food, try walking around the Yaowarat area.
2AdverbA2
about; around [time/number]
used to show an approximate time, age, amount, or number.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeแถวๆtăeo-tăeoแถวๆtăeo-tăeo1around; in the vicinity of [somewhere]2about; around [time/number]20ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: years
He is around 20 years old.
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I'll get there around 5 PM.
This shirt probably costs around five hundred baht.
งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสำหรับsăm-ràpโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeน่าจะnâa jàอยู่yòoแถวๆtăeo-tăeoสองsŏngล้านláanบาทbàatไม่ควรmâi kuuanเกินgernนี้née
The budget for this project should be around two million baht; it shouldn't exceed this.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แถวๆ said แถว-แถว?
tăeo-tăeo
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
tăeo
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 | — | — |