ไฟนอลส์
fai-nɔɔnMeanings
1NounA2
final exams
final examinations at the end of a semester or academic term
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔnไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔn1final exams2finals
Tomorrow I have final exams.
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During the final exams period, I have to study very hard.
วิชาwí-chaaคณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatไม่มีmâi-miiสอบsɔ̀ɔpไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛอาจารย์aa-jaanให้hâiทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanแทนtɛɛn
The math class doesn't have a final exam, but the teacher assigned a report instead.
คะแนนสอบká-nɛɛn-sɔ̀ɔpไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngเทอมtəəmนี้níiจะjàประกาศbprà-gàatในnaiสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâaทางtaangเว็บไซต์wép-sáiของkɔ̌ɔngมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
The final exam scores for this semester will be announced next week on the university's website.
2NounB1
finals
the final round or match in a sports tournament or competition
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รอดูrɔɔ-duuรอดูrɔɔ-duu[to] wait and see; [to] wait to watchแข่งkɛ̀ngแข่งkɛ̀ng1[to] compete2[to] raceบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bɔɔnบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bɔɔn1basketball (sport)2basketball (ball)รอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔnไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔn1final exams2finals
Tonight I will wait to watch the basketball finals.
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ทีมโปรดtiim-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเก่งมากgèng-mâakจนได้jon-dâaiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเล่นlênในnaiรอบrɔ̂ɔpไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔnปีนี้bpii-níi
My favorite team is so good that they got to play in the finals this year.
ถ้าtâaพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoชนะchá-náนัดnátนี้níiก็gɔ̂จะได้jà-dâaiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiชิงแชมป์ching-chɛ́mในnaiรอบrɔ̂ɔpไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔn
If they win this match, they will advance to compete for the championship in the finals.
การแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnรอบrɔ̂ɔpไฟนอลส์fai-nɔɔnในnaiปีนี้bpii-níiดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉatมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimมีฝีมือmii-fǐi-mʉʉสูสีกันsǔu-sǐi-ganและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiยอมyɔɔmใครkrai
This year's finals competition is very fierce because both teams are evenly matched in skill and neither is willing to back down.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไฟนอลส์ said ไฟ-นอน?
fai-nɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fai
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 | — | — |