แลนด์
lɛɛnMeanings
1NounB1
land; territory; themed area; suffix
A country or territory; a themed area in a park; also used as a suffix meaning “-land” (e.g., แฟนตาซีแลนด์).
Examples
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 out; visit (for fun)2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeingเด็กแลนด์dèk-lɛɛnเด็กแลนด์dèk-lɛɛnslang for the Netherlandsช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4span; distance between two pointsปิดเทอมbpìt-təəmปิดเทอมbpìt-təəm1school break; vacation2[to be] on break; between termsนี้níiนี้níi1this2this one
We will visit Kidland during this school break.
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ในnaiสวนสนุกsǔuan-sà-nùkมีmiiหลายlǎaiโซนsoonเช่นchênแฟนตาซีfɛɛn-dtaa-siiแลนด์lɛɛnและlɛ́แอดเวนเจอร์แลนด์ɛ̀ɛt-ween-jəə-lɛɛn
The theme park has several zones, such as Fantasyland and Adventureland.
ไกด์gáiบอกว่าbòk wâaเกาะgòrนี้néeเป็นbpenไวกิ้งแลนด์wai-gîng laenในอดีตnai à-dèetมีmeeหลักฐานทางโบราณคดีlàk-tăan taang boh-raan-ná-ká-deeมากมายmâak maai
The guide said this island used to be a Viking land in the past, with plenty of archaeological evidence.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panออกแบบòk bàepนิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanเป็นbpenหลายlăaiแลนด์laenแต่ละdtàe láแลนด์laenสะท้อนsà-tónเอกลักษณ์èk-gà-lákของkŏngประเทศbprà-têetต่างdtàangๆ-ผ่านpàanเสียงsĭiangแสงsăengและláeสื่อsèuuโต้ตอบdtôh dtòp
The museum designs the exhibition as multiple lands, each land reflecting the identities of different countries through sound, lighting, and interactive media.
2VerbC1
[to] land; touch down (colloq.)
To come down onto the ground, especially of an aircraft; an informal borrowing of English 'land'.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2classifier: machines/devices3equipment; gear4aircraft; plane (colloq.)5assortment/set (pref.)6attire; ornaments; regaliaแลนด์lɛɛnแลนด์lɛɛn1land; territory; themed area; suffix2[to] land; touch down (colloq.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)โทรไปtoo-bpaiโทรไปtoo-bpai[to] call; phone; place a call (to [sb]/[somewhere])บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Once the plane lands, I'll call my mom to let her know I've arrived.
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นักบินnák-binประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangยังyangแลนด์lɛɛnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiลมแรงlom-rɛɛngบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenสนามบินsà-nǎam-bin
The pilot announced that the plane couldn't land yet because of strong winds around the airport.
ตอนdtɔɔnเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangกำลังจะgam-lang-jàแลนด์lɛɛnลมlomกระโชกgrà-chôokจนjonฉันchǎnเผลอplə̌əกำgamที่วางแขนtîi-waang-kɛ̌ɛnแน่นnɛ̂nทั้งที่táng-tîiปกติbpòk-gà-dtìไม่เคยmâi-kəəiกลัวgluuaการบินgaan-bin
As the plane was about to land, a gust of wind made me instinctively grip the armrest, even though I'm not normally afraid of flying.
ถึงtʉ̌ngทัศนวิสัยtát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiจะjàแย่yɛ̂ɛจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnรันเวย์ran-weeแต่dtɛ̀ɛนักบินnák-binก็gɔ̂พาpaaเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangแลนด์lɛɛnได้dâaiนิ่มnîmจนjonผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanพากันpaa-ganปรบมือbpròp-mʉʉ
Although visibility was so poor that the runway was barely visible, the pilot landed the plane so smoothly that the passengers broke into applause.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แลนด์ said แลน?
lɛɛn
- Silent letterด์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lɛɛn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ด์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |