โรงงาน
roong-ngaanMeaning
1NounA2
factory; plant
a building or complex where goods are manufactured at scale by workers and machines
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงงานroong-ngaanโรงงานroong-ngaanfactory; plantรถยนต์rót-yonรถยนต์rót-yon1car; automobile2motor vehicle (general)
My father works at a car factory.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiมีmiiข่าวkàaoว่าwâaโรงงานทอผ้าroong-ngaan-tɔɔ-pâaใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaลงlong
Yesterday, there was news that the textile factory near my house shut down.
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnจะjàไปbpaiสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanที่tîiโรงงานroong-ngaanแห่งhɛ̀ngใหม่màiในnaiนิคมอุตสาหกรรมní-kom-ùt-sǎa-hà-gam
My older brother is going to apply for a job at the new factory in the industrial estate.
โรงงานroong-ngaanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiผลิตpà-lìtชิ้นส่วนchín-sùuanอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ì-lék-trɔɔ-nìkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งออกsòng-ɔ̀ɔkไปbpaiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetเป็นหลักbpen-làk
This factory mainly produces electronic parts for export abroad.
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 -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
roong
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
โรงroongโรงroong1building for a specific function2classifier: purpose-built buildingsbuilding for a specific functionPart 1
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งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)work; job; employmentPart 2
โรงงานroong-ngaanโรงงานroong-ngaanfactory; plantfactory; plantWord