แม่ทา
mɛ̂ɛ-taaMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Mae Tha (place name)
a Thai toponym referring to Mae Tha District in Lampang Province and Mae Tha District/Subdistricts in Lamphun Province; also used for rivers/communities with the same name
Examples
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitอำเภอแม่ทาam-pəə-mɛ̂ɛ-taaอำเภอแม่ทาam-pəə-mɛ̂ɛ-taaMae Tha District (Lamphun, Thailand)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลำปางlam-bpaangลำปางlam-bpaangLampang (province/city)
This weekend we will visit Mae Tha District in Lampang.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเล่าlâoว่าwâaที่บ้านtîi-bâanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอยู่yùuใกล้glâiลำน้ำแม่ทาlam-náam-mɛ̂ɛ-taaทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiน้ำnáamใช้cháiตลอดปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpii
Villagers said their home is near the Mae Tha stream, providing water all year round.
งานngaanประเพณีท้องถิ่นbprà-pee-nii-tɔ́ɔng-tìnที่tîiแม่ทาmɛ̂ɛ-taaลำพูนlam-puunดึงดูดdʉng-dùutนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoทุกปีtúk-bpii
The local festival in Mae Tha, Lamphun attracts tourists every year.
ฉันchǎnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakพักโฮมสเตย์pák-hoom-sà-dteeในnaiชุมชนchum-chonแม่ทาmɛ̂ɛ-taaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียนรู้riian-rúuวิถีwí-tǐiเกษตรอินทรีย์gà-sèet-in-siiและlɛ́สัมผัสsǎm-pàtธรรมชาติtam-má-châatอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chít
I chose to stay at a homestay in the Mae Tha community to learn about organic farming and experience nature up close.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 1
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ทาtaaทาtaa1[to] apply; spread (a substance)2[to] coat; paint (surface)[to] apply; spread (a substance)Part 2
แม่ทาmɛ̂ɛ-taaแม่ทาmɛ̂ɛ-taaMae Tha (place name)Mae Tha (place name)Word