การอ่าน
gaan-àanMeanings
1NounA1
reading (the act/skill)
the act or skill of reading written text, silently or aloud
Examples
การอ่านgaan-àanการอ่านgaan-àan1reading (the act/skill)2reading (pronunciation/interpretation of text)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)สนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneself
Reading is fun.
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I like reading books.
Reading helps us learn new vocabulary.
My reading skill improved after practicing every day.
2NounB1
reading (pronunciation/interpretation of text)
the way a character, word, or passage is read or interpreted (e.g., a word’s reading/pronunciation)
Examples
การอ่านgaan-àanการอ่านgaan-àan1reading (the act/skill)2reading (pronunciation/interpretation of text)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangrather; quite; fairlyยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)
The reading (pronunciation) of this word is quite difficult.
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ครูkruuช่วยchûuaiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiการอ่านgaan-àanออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒm
The teacher helped correct my reading (pronunciation) of English.
การอ่านgaan-àanบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kประทับใจbprà-táp-jaiมากmâak
His reading (interpretation/recitation) of the poem made everyone in the room very impressed.
การอ่านgaan-àanตัวบทกฎหมายdtuua-bòt-gòt-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎaมีผลmii-pǒnอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngต่อdtɔ̀ɔคำตัดสินkam-dtàt-sǐn
The judge's reading (interpretation) of the legal text greatly affects the verdict.
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 -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
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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อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)[to] readPart 2
การอ่านgaan-àanการอ่านgaan-àanreading (the act/skill)reading (the act/skill)Word