แม่กน
mɛ̂ɛ-gonMeaning
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Thai spelling section for words ending with 'n' sound
the Thai spelling category or section for words ending with an 'n' sound (includes final consonants น, ญ, ณ, ร, ล, ฬ)
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสะกดsà-gòtสะกดsà-gòt1[to] spell [sth]2[to] hypnotize [sb]3[to] entrance; captivate4[to] suppress; hold backตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]ตามมาตราdtaam-mâat-dtraaตามมาตราdtaam-mâat-dtraaaccording to the article/sectionแม่กนmɛ̂ɛ-gonแม่กนmɛ̂ɛ-gonThai spelling section for words ending with 'n' sound
The words 'baan' (house) and 'raan' (shop) are spelled exactly according to the Mae Kon spelling section.
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นักเรียนnák-riianต้องdtɔ̂ngหัดhàtอ่านàanออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangคำkamในnaiแม่กนmɛ̂ɛ-gonให้hâiชัดเจนchát-jeen
Students must practice pronouncing words in the Mae Kon category clearly.
ผู้เรียนpûu riianภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiชาวต่างชาติchaao dtàang châatมักจะmák jàสับสนsàp-sŏnเวลาออกway-laa òkเสียงsĭiangคำkamในnaiแม่กนmâe gonที่têeสะกดsà-gòtด้วยdûuayตัวdtuuaรrหรือrĕuลl
Foreigners learning Thai are often confused when pronouncing words in the Mae Kon category that are spelled with 'r' (ร) or 'l' (ล).
การจำgaan-jamได้dâaiว่าwâaพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náตัวdtuuaใดdaiบ้างbâangที่tîiจัดเป็นjàt-bpenตัวสะกดdtuua-sà-gòtในnaiแม่กนmɛ̂ɛ-gonจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiคุณkunเขียนkǐianภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiได้dâaiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Remembering which consonants are classified as final consonants in the Mae Kon section will help you write Thai more accurately.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |