ค่อน(kôn)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
rather; somewhat
to a fairly large degree; more than average but not extremely (often used as ค่อนข้างค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairly)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; become hot; heat (sth) up4urgent; intense5hot (season/weather)
Today the weather is quite hot.
2PrepositionB2
toward; leaning to
leaning or tending toward a side, part, or direction
Examples
ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ดวงอาทิตย์duuang aa-títดวงอาทิตย์duuang aa-títthe Sunค่อนไปทางkôn bpai taangค่อนไปทางkôn bpai taangtending towards; rather; on the ... sideทิศตะวันตกtít dtà-wan dtòkทิศตะวันตกtít dtà-wan dtòkwest; western directionแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)3elliptical answer marker
The sun is now leaning toward the west; it's almost evening.
3AdverbB2
more than half; approaching
indicating that something is past the midpoint or approaching a state (often in set phrases)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofค่อนคืนkôn keunค่อนคืนkôn keunlate at night; toward midnightกว่าจะgwàa jàกว่าจะgwàa jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)
Last night, I worked for most of the night before it was finished.