โร้ด
róotMeaning
1NounB1
road
road (English loanword, frequently used in contexts like road trip, roadmap, or off-road)
Examples
เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโร้ดróotโร้ดróotroadทริปtrípทริปtríptrip; short journey; outingต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt1upcountry; outside the capital2provincial; out-of-townกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Next month we will go on a road trip to the provinces.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpขับรถkàp-rótออฟɔ́ɔpโร้ดróotไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoป่าbpàaในช่วงnai-chûuangสุดสัปดาห์sùt-sàp-daa
My dad likes driving off-road vehicles to the forest on weekends.
ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əโร้ดróotแมปmɛ̂ɛpของkɔ̌ɔngโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekใหม่màiให้hâiทีมtiimฟังfangอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
The manager presented the roadmap of the new project to the team in detail.
ก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngมีmeeโร้ดróhtแมปmáepที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynสำหรับsăm-ràpการฟื้นฟูgaan féun fooเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìt
Before making a decision, the government needs a clear roadmap for economic recovery.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
róot
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |