ก๊วน
gúuanMeanings
1NounB1
group; clique; gang
A group of people who regularly do things together; a clique, gang, or faction.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔn1[to] kick a football/soccer ball2[to] play football/soccer (informal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ก๊วนgúuanก๊วนgúuan1group; clique; gang2CLF: group (esp. a golf foursome)เพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoold friend; friend from the past
This evening I'm going to play football with my clique of old friends.
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This group of friends meets up every Friday after work.
เธอtəəเพิ่งpə̂ngย้ายyáaiโรงเรียนroong-riianมาใหม่maa-màiเลยləəiยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiก๊วนgúuanเป็นbpenของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
She just transferred to a new school, so she doesn't have her own clique yet.
ในnaiวงการเมืองwong gaan meuuangมักจะmák jàเห็นhĕnการแบ่งgaan bàengเป็นbpenก๊วนgúuanต่างๆdtàang-dtàangตามdtaamผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtที่têeตรงกันdtrong gan
In politics, it's common to see people divided into various factions based on shared interests.
2ClassifierB2
CLF: group (esp. a golf foursome)
A classifier used to count a group of people acting together, especially a foursome in golf.
Examples
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forจองjɔɔngจองjɔɔng1[to] reserve; book2[to] claim; hold (for [sb])เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asกอล์ฟgɔ́pกอล์ฟgɔ́p1golf; golf (sport)2Golf (nickname/given name)3[to] play golf4Golf (NATO code for G)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostก๊วนgúuanก๊วนgúuan1group; clique; gang2CLF: group (esp. a golf foursome)สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingบ่ายbàaiบ่ายbàai1afternoon2in the afternoon3[to] slant; lean; turn asideวันเสาร์wan-sǎoวันเสาร์wan-sǎoSaturdayครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
A customer would like to book a tee time for one group (foursome) for Saturday afternoon.
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Today, there were a total of ten groups of golfers playing a round.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkทำให้tam-hâiก๊วนgúuanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเล่นlênไม่mâiจบjòp18หลุมlǔm
Due to the heavy rain, our group couldn't finish playing all 18 holes.
โปรดรอbpròot-rɔɔสักครู่sàk-krûuครับkrápก๊วนgúuanหน้าnâaกำลังจะgam-lang-jàตีdtiiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakแท่นtɛ̂nทีtiiออฟɔ́ɔpหลุมlǔm10
Please wait a moment, the group ahead is about to tee off from the 10th hole.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gúuan
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |