การเอ่ย
gaan-yèeMeaning
1NounB2
mention; utterance
The act of saying, speaking, or mentioning something.
Examples
เพียงแค่piiang-kɛ̂ɛเพียงแค่piiang-kɛ̂ɛ1only; just; merely2if only; just by; all it takes isการเอ่ยgaan-yèeการเอ่ยgaan-yèemention; utteranceชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herหน้าแดงnâa-dɛɛngหน้าแดงnâa-dɛɛng1[to] blush; [to have] one's face turn red2red-faced; flushedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Just the act of mentioning his name makes her blush.
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เราraoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการเอ่ยถึงgaan-yèe-tʉ̌ngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเขาkǎoเสียใจsǐia-jai
We tried to avoid mentioning the accident so as not to upset him.
การเอ่ยถึงgaan-yèe-tʉ̌ngประเด็นbprà-denความเท่าเทียมทางเพศkwaam-tâo-tiiam-taang-pêetในnaiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumครั้งนี้kráng-níiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenสิ่งจำเป็นsìng-jam-bpen
The act of mentioning the issue of gender equality in this meeting is considered essential.
ในnaiสุนทรพจน์sǔn-torn-pótของเขาkŏng kăoไม่มีmâi meeการเอ่ยถึงgaan èoi tĕungความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเลยloieแม้แต่น้อยmáe dtàe nói
In his speech, there was not the slightest mention of the mistakes that had occurred.
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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เอ่ยyèeเอ่ยyèe1[to] mention; utter; say2(final particle in questions or calls)[to] mention; utter; sayPart 2
การเอ่ยgaan-yèeการเอ่ยgaan-yèemention; utterancemention; utteranceWord