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Near & Far
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The meaning of two words is exactly different but tones are similar to each other.
Far = glai (ไกล) glai is middle tone.
Near ,close = glâi (ใกล้) glâi is falling tone.
Example sentences
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 bâan pŏm yùu glai têe-tam-ngaan |
| บ้านผมอยู่ไกลที่ทำงาน |
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| di-chán yàak nâng glâi way-tee |
| ดิฉันอยากนั่งใกล้เวที |
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| roong-pa-yaa-baan têe glâi têe-sùt yùu têe-năi ká |
| โรงพยาบาลที่ใกล้ที่สุดอยู่ที่ไหนคะ |
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| Show the meaning |
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| Vocabulary |
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| pŏm |
I, me [male] |
ผม |
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| di-chán |
I, me [female] [formal word] |
ดิฉัน |
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| bâan |
house, home |
บ้าน |
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| yùu |
to be located at, to be, to live, to stay |
อยู่ |
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| têe-tam-ngaan |
office, workplace
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ที่ทำงาน |
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| yàak |
to want [to do something]
[to be something] |
อยาก |
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nâng |
to sit |
นั่ง |
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| way-tee |
stage |
เวที |
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| roong-pa-yaa-baan |
hospital
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โรงพยาบาล |
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| têe |
that,where,which (relative pronoun) |
ที่ |
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têe-sùt |
most, maximum |
ที่สุด |
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| têe-năi |
where |
ที่ไหน |
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ká |
polite particle [female speaker] |
คะ |
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| The meaning |
| My house is far from the office. [male speaker] |
| I want to sit near the stage. [female speaker] |
| Where is the nearest hospital?[female speaker] |
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