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¶¹¹  thaL nohnR
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¶Ð-ËÚ¹¹
IPAtʰànǒn
Royal Thai General Systemthanon

common Thai word   [noun]
definition
road; boulevard; avenue; street

classifierÊÒ saayR[numerical classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things]
categories
synonym¶.[abbreviation for] ¶¹¹ ; road
examplesà¡ÒСÅÒ§¶¹¹gawL glaangM thaL nohnRhighway divider; road median; traffic island
¢Íº¶¹¹khaawpL thaL nohnRcurb
¢éÒ§¶¹¹khaangF thaL nohnRroadside
¢éÒÁ¶¹¹ÍÂèÒ§äÁèÃÐÁÑ´ÃÐÇѧ
khaamF thaL nohnR yaangL maiF raH matH raH wangM
to jaywalk (to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.)
¤¹¡ÇÒ´¶¹¹khohnM gwaatL thaL nohnRroad sweeper
â¤Á俵ÒÁ¶¹¹khohmM faiM dtaamM thaL nohnRstreet light
µÑ´¶¹¹dtatL thaL nohnRto construct a road
¶¹¹¢éÒÇÊÒÃthaL nohnR khaaoF saanRKhao San Road, a road in Bang Lumpu area of Bangkok famous for inexpensive guesthouses for foreigners and travelers
¶¹¹µÃ§´ÔèÇä»ÊÙ蹤ÃÃÒªÊÕÁÒ
thaL nohnR dtrohngM diuL bpaiM suuL naH khaawnM raatF chaH seeR maaM
This road goes straight to Nakhon Rachasima
¶¹¹·ÕèÊͧthaL nohnR theeF saawngRthe second road
¶¹¹ã¹àÁ×ͧthaL nohnR naiM meuuangMa city street
¶¹¹ÃÒª´Óà¹Ô¹thaL nohnR raatF dahmM neernMRajdamnern Road
¶¹¹àŹthaL nohnR laehnMdirt road
¶¹¹ÇÔ·ÂØthaL nohnR witH thaH yooHWittayu Road; Wireless Road
¶¹¹ÊÕÅÁthaL nohnR seeR lohmMSilom Road
¶¹¹ÊØ¢ØÁÇÔ·thaL nohnR sooL khoomR witHSukhumvit Road
¶¹¹Ë¹·Ò§thaL nohnR hohnR thaangMroads; streets; lanes
¶¹¹ËÅǧthaL nohnR luaangRpublic thoroughfare
¶¹¹ãË­èthaL nohnR yaiLmain road; arterial route
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baanF langR raaekF bohnM thaL nohnR theeF saamR
the first house on the third street
»éÒº͡ª×èͶ¹¹bpaayF baawkL cheuuF thaL nohnRstreet sign
á¼¹·Õè¶¹¹phaaenR theeF thaL nohnRroad or street map
ÁØÁ¶¹¹moomM thaL nohnRstreet corner
öº´¶¹¹rohtH bohtL thaL nohnRa road roller
ÃéÒ¹¢ÒÂÍÒËÒâéÒ§¶¹¹raanH khaayR aaM haanR khaangF thaL nohnRroadside food stall
ÃÔÁ¶¹¹rimM thaL nohnRroadside; side of a road
ÊÃéÒ§¶¹¹saangF thaL nohnRto construct a road
ÊØ´¶¹¹sootL thaL nohnRthe end of the road; deadend
äËÅè¶¹¹laiL thaL nohnRhighway or road shoulder
sample
sentences
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khohnM khapL thaekH seeF naiM groongM thaehpF baawkL waaF rohtH haayR bpaiM jaakL thaawngH thaL nohnR maaM bpenM deuuanM laaeoH johnM graL thangF waehM laaM neeH
Bangkok taxi drivers have told me that—for about a month already, until now—traffic has disappeared from the roads.
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dtaaeL gawF cheuuaF waaF gaanM lohtH lohngM khaawngR rohtH yohn[d]M bohnM thaawngH thaL nohnR naiM groongM thaehpF naaF jaL geertL aL raiM deeM deeM dtaamM maaM eekL maakF gwaaL rohtH maiF dtitL naaeF
However, I do believe that the reduction in (the number of) vehicles on Bangkok roads produces much more in the way of good than the fact that there are (fewer) traffic jams.
¶¹¹·Õè仺ҧ¡Ð»Ô
thaL nohnR theeF bpaiM baangM gaL bpiL
"The road which goes to Bangkapi."
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theungR chohM fuuhrM maiF baawkL raoM gawF phaawM maawngM henR daiF aehngM waaF thaL nohnR naiM groongM thaehpF lohngF kheunF maakF
Even if our chauffer did not tell us, we could see for ourselves that the streets in Bangkok were much less congested.
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neeF kheuuM thaL nohnR nanF chaiF maiR
"Is this the street?"
ºéÒ¹©Ñ¹äÁèä´éÍÂÙè¶¹¹¹Õé
baanF chanR maiF daiF yuuL thaL nohnR neeH
"My house is not in this street."
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phohmR kheeuyM bpaiM baangM saaenR bpraL jahmM dtaaeL diaaoR neeH maiF bpaiM laaeoH phrawH thaL nohnR manM yaaeF dtemM theeM
[spoken by a male] "I often used to go to Bangsaen but now I don’t go; the road is very bad."
ÍÂÙè¶¹¹ÃÒªÇÔ¶Õ
yuuL thaL nohnR raaM chaH wiH theeR
"on Rajawiti Road."
as a prefix¶¹¹ªÔ´ÅÁthaL nohnR chitH lohmM[name of a road in Bangkok] Chitlom; Chidlom
¶¹¹¾ÃÐÃÒÁthaL nohnR phraH raamM[names of roads in Bangkok] Rama (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX)
¶¹¹à¾ªÃºØÃÕthaL nohnR phaehtF booL reeM[name of a road in Bangkok] Petchaburi; Pejburi; Petchburi
¶¹¹à¾ÅÔ¹¨ÔµthaL nohnR phleernM jitL[name of a road in Bangkok] Ploenjit; Ploenchit; etc.
¶¹¹ÃѪ´ÒÀÔàÉ¡thaL nohnR ratH chaH daaM phiH saehkL[name of a road in Bangkok] Rajadabhisake; Rachadapisek; etc.
¶¹¹ÃÒª´ÓÃÔthaL nohnR raatF dahmM riH[name of a road in Bangkok] Rajdumri; Rajadamri; Ratchadamri; etc.
¶¹¹ÃÒª»ÃÒÃÀthaL nohnR raatF bpraaM rohpH[name of a road in Bangkok] Rajaprarop; Rachaprarop; Rajprarop
¶¹¹ÊÒ¸ÃthaL nohnR saaR thaawnM[name of a road and financial district in Bangkok] Satorn, Sathorn, etc.
¶¹¹Íè͹¹ØªthaL nohnR aawnL nootH[name of a road and Skytrain station in Bangkok] On Nuuj, On Nuut, On Nut
special
note
This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster.

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