กันแสง
gan-sɛ̌ɛngMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] block light; shield from light
To prevent light from passing through or reaching something, as with curtains or protective material.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผ้าม่านpâa-mâanผ้าม่านpâa-mâancurtain; drapeกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛngกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛng1[to] block light; shield from light2[to] cry; weep (literary, royal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnbedroom
I bought blackout curtains to put up in my bedroom.
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ห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiหันไปhǎn-bpaiทางtaangทิศตะวันตกtít-dtà-wan-dtòkเราraoเลยləəiติดdtìtม่านmâanกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛngไว้wái
This room faces west, so we put up curtains that block the light.
I use an eye mask to block out the light when I sleep on a plane.
ถ้าtâaต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนnɔɔnตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wanหลังlǎngเลิกlə̂əkกะดึกgà-dʉ̀kควรkuuanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakผ้าม่านpâa-mâanที่tîiกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛngได้ดีdâai-diiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหลับlàpสบายsà-baaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
If you need to sleep during the day after a night shift, you should choose curtains that block light well so you can sleep more comfortably.
2VerbB2
[to] cry; weep (literary, royal)
To shed tears or weep. A literary expression especially used in royal vocabulary when referring to members of the royal family.
Examples
เจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngprincess (female royal)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)กันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛngกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛng1[to] block light; shield from light2[to] cry; weep (literary, royal)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ng1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]พระมารดาprá-maan-daaพระมารดาprá-maan-daamother (royal/religious honorific)
The princess wept because she missed her mother.
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The queen wept when she heard the bad news.
แม้mɛ́ɛเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngจะjàทรงsongพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangทรงsongพระpráกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛngเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทรงระลึกsong-rá-lʉ́kถึงtʉ̌ngพระมารดาprá-maan-daa
Although the princess tried to stay strong, she still wept when she thought of her mother.
ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพระราชินีprá-raa-chí-niiทรงsongพระpráกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛngด้วยdûuaiความปลื้มปีติkwaam-bplʉ̂ʉm-bpii-dtìเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทรงsongพบpópพระโอรสprá-oo-rótที่tîiพลัดพรากplát-prâakกันganมานานmaa-naan
In this drama, the queen weeps with joy when she is reunited with her long-lost son.
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 syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gan
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
กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarktogether; together withPart 1
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กันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛngกันแสงgan-sɛ̌ɛng[to] block light; shield from light[to] block light; shield from lightWord