โทรมา
too-maaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)
to make a telephone call to the speaker, this place, or this number; the particle มามาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker marks direction toward the speaker (e.g., ‘call me/us’)
Examples
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When you get home, please call and let me know.
Who called this morning? I missed the call.
เจ้านายjâo-naaiโทรมาtoo-maaสั่งsàngงานด่วนngaan-dùuanตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiฉันchǎnกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกลับบ้านglàp-bâanพอดีpɔɔ-dii
My boss called to give me an urgent task just as I was about to go home.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โทรมา said โท-มา?
too-maa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
too
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
โทรมาtoo-maaโทรมาtoo-maa[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)Word