โรงบาล
roong-baanMeaning
1NounA1
hospital (informal)
An informal shortened form of โรงพยาบาลโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospital: an institution where sick or injured people receive medical care and may stay for treatment.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงบาลroong-baanโรงบาลroong-baanhospital (informal)
I go to see a doctor at the hospital.
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Mom is staying in the hospital.
He fell last night, so he had to go to the hospital.
Tomorrow I will visit my grandmother at the hospital.
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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โรงบาลroong-baanโรงบาลroong-baanhospital (informal)hospital (informal)Word