Nature and weatherHorizon in Thai
“Horizon” in Thai is ขอบฟ้าkàwp-fáa; you'll also hear ปลายฟ้าbplaai-fáa (poetic) and สุดสายตาsùt sǎai-dtaa (as far as the eye can see).
the horizon noun
- kàwp low
- fáa high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
the edge of the sky, the far horizon noun poetic
- bplaai mid
- fáa high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
ปลายbplaai = the tip, the far end: ปลายทางbplaai taang = the end of the road, a destination.
to the horizon, to the edge of sight phrase as far as the eye can see
- sùt low
- sǎai rising
- dtaa mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
You'll hear ขอบฟ้าkàwp-fáa in Ruea Lek Khuan Ok Chak Fang (เรือเล็กควรออกจากฝั่ง).
How to use it
ขอบฟ้าkàwp-fáa, "the edge of the sky", is the horizon, where the sun comes up over the sea and sets behind the mountains; the line itself is เส้นขอบฟ้าsên kàwp-fáa. Songs and poems reach further, to ปลายฟ้าbplaai-fáa, "the tip of the sky", a place far away, as in Ble Patumrach's luk thung hit. สุดสายตาsùt sǎai-dtaa, "the end of your sight", is as far as the eye can see, the way Thais describe endless rice fields or the open sea.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- khop fa
- kop faa
- khob fah
- plai fa
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