โทรมาหา
too-maa-hǎaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] call; phone [sb]
To telephone someone, with the call directed toward the speaker or another person treated as the point of reference.
Examples
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When you get to the airport, call me.
Someone called me this morning, but I missed the call.
ถ้าtâaมีmiiข่าวkàaoอะไรà-raiคืบหน้าkʉ̂ʉp-nâaช่วยchûuaiโทรมาหาtoo-maa-hǎaผมpǒmทันทีtan-tiiเลยləəiนะnáครับkráp
If there's any update, please call me immediately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โทรมาหา said โท-มา-หา?
too-maa-hǎa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
โทรมาtoo-maaโทรมาtoo-maa[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)Part 1
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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
โทรมาหาtoo-maa-hǎaโทรมาหาtoo-maa-hǎa[to] call; phone [sb][to] call; phone [sb]Word