ในบ้าน
nai-bâanMeanings
1AdverbA1
indoors; inside the house
Located or happening inside the house; indoors.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
Today I stayed inside the house all day.
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The dog is lying around inside the house.
It rained yesterday, so we played games indoors.
If it’s very cold tonight, we will do activities indoors instead.
2AdjectiveB1
in the house; within the home
Located or taking place within a house or home, used to modify a noun.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsปิดเทอมbpìt-təəmปิดเทอมbpìt-təəm1school break; vacation2[to be] on break; between termsเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จัดค่ายjàt-kâaiจัดค่ายjàt-kâai[to] organize a campภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)ในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female sibling
During the break, we run an English camp at home with my older sister.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛวางกติกาwaang-gà-dtì-gaaเกมgeemในบ้านnai-bâanเช่นchênห้ามhâamตะโกนdtà-goonและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngเก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔngให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
Mom set rules for at-home games, such as no shouting and cleaning up afterward.
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnเริ่มrə̂əmทำtamงานพิเศษngaan-pí-sèetในบ้านnai-bâanโดยdooiรับrápสอนsɔ̌ɔnกีตาร์gii-dtâaออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai
Last year I started a side job at home by offering online guitar lessons.
เราraoสร้างsâangกิจวัตรgìt-jà-wátการเรียนรู้gaan-riian-rúuในบ้านnai-bâanที่tîiยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùnแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangคงวินัยkong-wí-naiและlɛ́เป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiชัดเจนchát-jeen
We built a flexible at-home learning routine while maintaining discipline and clear goals.
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 syllableThe vowel ใ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nai
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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บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedhouse; homePart 2
ในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâanindoors; inside the houseindoors; inside the houseWord