ไอโฟน
ai-foonMeaning
1NounB1
iPhone (Apple smartphone)
A smartphone line designed and marketed by Apple Inc.; in Thai, also used generically to refer to an iPhone device.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไอโฟนai-foonไอโฟนai-fooniPhone (Apple smartphone)เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaแรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)
I want to buy my first iPhone next month.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไอโฟนai-foonรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupสวยขึ้นsǔuai-kʉ̂nและlɛ́แบตอึดbɛ̀t-ʉ̀tกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
My friend said the new iPhone takes better photos and has a longer-lasting battery.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmย้ายyáaiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจากjàakไอโฟนai-foonเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเก่าgàoไปbpaiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangใหม่màiได้dâaiเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔiโดยdooiใช้cháiiCloud
Yesterday I successfully transferred data from my old iPhone to my new one using iCloud.
แม้mɛ́ɛราคาไอโฟนraa-kaa-ai-foonจะjàสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaแบรนด์brɛɛnอื่นʉ̀ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛหลายคนlǎai-konยังyangเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเพราะprɔ́ระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetของkɔ̌ɔngแอปเปิลɛ́p-bpə̂nที่tîiเชื่อมต่อchʉ̂ʉam-dtɔ̀ɔกันganอย่างราบรื่นyàang-râap-rʉ̂ʉn
Even though the iPhone is pricier than other brands, many people still choose it because of Apple’s seamlessly connected ecosystem.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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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ไอโฟนai-foonไอโฟนai-fooniPhone (Apple smartphone)iPhone (Apple smartphone)Word