โตเกียว

dtoo-giiao

Meanings

1Proper nounA1

Tokyo (city)

the capital city of Japan

Examples

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2NounA2

Thai crêpe snack (tokyo)

a Thai street snack: thin rolled crêpe often filled with cream, sausage, or sweet fillings, popularly called ‘โตเกียวโตเกียวdtoo-giiao1Tokyo (city)2Thai crêpe snack (tokyo)3Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture)’

3Proper nounB1

Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture)

The prefecture-level administrative division of Japan containing Tokyo's central wards, western municipalities, and outlying islands.

Examples

ปีหน้าbpee nâaปีหน้าbpee nâanext yearฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai 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 visitโตเกียวdto-giawโตเกียวdto-giaw1Tokyo (city)2Thai crêpe snack (tokyo)3Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyมหานครmá-hăa-ná-konมหานครmá-hăa-ná-konmetropolis; great cityและláeและláeand (coordinating)พื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3space; arena (figurative)รอบๆrôp rôpรอบๆrôp rôp1around; all around; nearby2around (surrounding a place/thing)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชื่อมต่อchêuuam dtòเชื่อมต่อchêuuam dtò1[to] connect; link2connection; connectivityกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เมืองใหญ่meuuang yàiเมืองใหญ่meuuang yàilarge city; major city
Next year I want to travel around the Tokyo Metropolis and the surrounding areas that are connected as one big city.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

dtoo

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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