แอนเดส
ɛɛn-dèetMeaning
1Proper nounA2
Andes (South American mountain range)
the Andes Mountains in South America
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เทือกเขาแอนเดสtʉ̂ʉak-kǎo-ɛɛn-dèetเทือกเขาแอนเดสtʉ̂ʉak-kǎo-ɛɛn-dèetthe Andes (mountain range)
This is the Andes Mountains.
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I want to visit the Andes Mountains once.
ตัวยาdtuua-yaaมาmaaอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuในnaiเทือกเขาแอนเดสtʉ̂ʉak-kǎo-ɛɛn-dèetที่tîiประเทศเปรูbprà-têet-bpee-ruu
Llamas live in the Andes Mountains in Peru.
เทือกเขาแอนเดสtʉ̂ʉak-kǎo-ɛɛn-dèetเป็นbpenเทือกเขาtʉ̂ʉak-kǎoที่tîiยาวyaaoที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiโลกlôokและlɛ́ทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaaoผ่านpàanหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têetในnaiอเมริกาใต้à-mee-rí-gaa-dtâai
The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world and it stretches through many countries in South America.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ɛɛn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |