แม่สอด
mɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̀ɔtMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Mae Sot (district & town, Tak Province)
A district (amphoe) and its main town in Tak Province, western Thailand, on the border with Myanmar; a major border-trade gateway.
Examples
แม่สอดmɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̀ɔtแม่สอดmɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̀ɔtMae Sot (district & town, Tak Province)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainจังหวัดตากjang-wàt-dtàakจังหวัดตากjang-wàt-dtàakTak Province (Thailand)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnborder; frontierพม่าpá-mâaพม่าpá-mâa1Myanmar; Burma (country)2Burmese person3Burmese (language)4Burmese; of Myanmar
Mae Sot is in Tak Province, near the Myanmar border.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanพ่อค้าpô káaเล่าlâoว่าwâaเขาkăoจะjàขนkŏnผ้าpâaจากjàakแม่สอดmâe sòtเข้าkâoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têp
Yesterday a trader said he would transport fabric from Mae Sot to Bangkok.
ฉันchǎnวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnจะjàไปbpaiแม่สอดmɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̀ɔtอาทิตย์หน้าaa-tít-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuด่านdàanการค้าgaan-káaชายแดนchaai-dɛɛn
I plan to go to Mae Sot next week to see the border-trade checkpoint.
แม่สอดmɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̀ɔtเป็นbpenประตูbprà-dtuuการค้าgaan-káaสำคัญsǎm-kanเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamการgaanขนส่งสินค้าkǒn-sòng-sǐn-káaระหว่างrá-wàangไทยtaiกับgàpเมียนมาmiian-maa
Mae Sot is a major trade gateway, linking the transport of goods between Thailand and Myanmar.
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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สอดsɔ̀ɔtสอดsɔ̀ɔt1[to] insert; put in2[to] thread through; pass between3[to] interject; butt in; meddle[to] insert; put inPart 2
แม่สอดmɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̀ɔtแม่สอดmɛ̂ɛ-sɔ̀ɔtMae Sot (district & town, Tak Province)Mae Sot (district & town, Tak Province)Word