โทนโท่
toon-tôoMeaning
1AdverbB2
plainly; in plain view; blatantly
In a way that is clearly visible or obvious; openly and without concealment.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทิ้งขยะtíng kà-yàทิ้งขยะtíng kà-yà[to] throw away garbage; [to] dispose of trashไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetโทนโท่tohn tôhโทนโท่tohn tôhplainly; in plain view; blatantlyใครๆkrai kraiใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyoneก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard as
He left the trash in the middle of the road, clearly visible for everyone to see.
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ทำไมtam-maiไปbpaiยืนyʉʉnโทนโท่toon-tôoอยู่yùuตรงนั้นdtrong-nánคนเดียวkon-diiaoมันmanอันตรายan-dtà-raaiนะná
Why are you standing there all alone so obviously? It's dangerous.
หลักฐานlàk-tǎanการทุจริตgaan-tút-jà-rìtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoปรากฏbpraa-gòtโทนโท่toon-tôoอยู่ในyùu-naiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaทำอะไรtam-à-rai
The evidence of his corruption was clearly visible in the documents, yet no one dared to do anything.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánทำผิดtam-pìtโทนโท่toon-tôoแต่dtɛ̀ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangเข้าข้างkâo-kâangลูกlûukตัวเองdtuua-eeng
That child was obviously in the wrong, but his parents still sided with him.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
toon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |