ก้านชง
gâan-chongMeaning
1NounB2
portafilter
a portafilter, the device with a handle that holds the ground coffee for an espresso machine.
Examples
บาริสต้าbaa-rít-dtâaบาริสต้าbaa-rít-dtâabaristaใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กาแฟบดgaa-fɛɛ-bòtกาแฟบดgaa-fɛɛ-bòtGround coffeeลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inก้านชงgâan-chongก้านชงgâan-chongportafilterแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อัดàtอัดàt1[to] compress; press tightly2[to] cram; stuff in3[to] record (audio/video)4[to] print (photos)5[to] beat up; hit hard (infml.)6[to] apply/lay on thickให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4dense; compact5solid; reliable; certain (figurative)
The barista put the ground coffee into the portafilter and tamped it firmly.
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คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatก้านชงgâan-chongทุกครั้งtúk-krángหลังlǎngใช้งานchái-ngaanเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมีmiiกากgàakกาแฟgaa-fɛɛเก่าgàoติดอยู่dtìt-yùu
You have to clean the portafilter every time after use so that old coffee grounds don't remain.
การเลือกใช้gaan-lʉ̂ʉak-cháiก้านชงgâan-chongแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiก้นgônbottomlessช่วยให้chûuai-hâiบาริสต้าbaa-rít-dtâaวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́การสกัดgaan-sà-gàtของkɔ̌ɔngช็อตchɔ́tเอสเพรสโซ่ées-prêet-sôoได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂n
Using a bottomless portafilter helps the barista better analyze the extraction of an espresso shot.
หากhàakใส่sàiกาแฟgaa-fɛɛในnaiก้านชงgâan-chongไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əอาจàatทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaแชนเนลลิ่งchɛɛn-neen-lîngchannelingซึ่งsʉ̂ngส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔรสชาติrót-châatกาแฟgaa-fɛɛ
If the coffee is not distributed evenly in the portafilter, it can cause a phenomenon called channeling, which negatively affects the coffee's flavor.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gâan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ก้านgâanก้านgâan1stem; stalk (botany)2shaft; rod; shank3classifier for stems and certain slender objectsstem; stalk (botany)Part 1
+
ชงchongชงchong1[to] brew; make; mix (a drink)2[to] set up a pairing; ship (slang)3[to] submit/present (a proposal/topic) (bureaucratic slang)[to] brew; make; mix (a drink)Part 2
ก้านชงgâan-chongก้านชงgâan-chongportafilterportafilterWord