จัน
janMeanings
1NounB2
gold apple tree; gold apple fruit
a tree (Diospyros decandra) bearing fragrant yellow fruit; also its fruit
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)จันjanจันjan1gold apple tree; gold apple fruit2Chan (personal name)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3benefit; advantageสุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell good
Grandma planted a gold apple tree beside the house, and its fruit gives off a sweet scent when ripe.
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แม้mɛ́ɛต้นdtônจันjanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanจะjàมีอายุmii-aa-yúหลายสิบlǎai-sìpปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangออกผลɔ̀ɔk-pǒnสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangที่tîiมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmให้เราhâi-raoเก็บgèpทุกปีtúk-bpii
Although the gold apple tree behind the house is several decades old, it still produces fragrant yellow fruit for us to collect every year.
ทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiได้กลิ่นdâai-glìnลูกlûukจันjanสุกsùkฉันchǎnจะjàนึกnʉ́kถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanยายyaaiที่tîiเคยkəəiมีmiiต้นdtônจันjanใหญ่yàiแผ่pɛ̀ɛกิ่งgìngอยู่yùuริมrimรั้วrúua
Whenever I smell ripe gold apples, I am reminded of my grandmother’s house, where a large gold apple tree once spread its branches beside the fence.
2Proper nounC1
Chan (personal name)
a Thai personal name, notably borne by Thao Chan, one of the two heroines of Phuket
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownจันjanจันjan1gold apple tree; gold apple fruit2Chan (personal name)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerภูเก็ตpoo-gètภูเก็ตpoo-gèt1Phuket (province)2Phuket Island; Phuket Cityแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
My friend’s name is Chan. She was born in Phuket but moved to Bangkok.
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ระหว่างrá-wàangเที่ยวtîiaoภูเก็ตpuu-gétเราraoได้dâaiฟังfangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangของkɔ̌ɔngท่านผู้หญิงtân-pûu-yǐngจันjanและlɛ́คุณkunมุกmúkผู้มีบทบาทสำคัญpûu-mii-bòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการป้องกันgaan-bpɔ̂ng-ganเมืองmʉʉangถลางtà-lǎang
While visiting Phuket, we heard the story of Lady Chan and Khun Muk, who played important roles in defending Thalang.
แม้mɛ́ɛชื่อchʉ̂ʉจันjanจะเป็นjà-bpenชื่อchʉ̂ʉบุคคลbùk-konที่tîiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกล่าวglàaoคู่กับkûu-gàpชื่อchʉ̂ʉมุกmúkในnaiบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtของkɔ̌ɔngภูเก็ตpuu-gétก็gɔ̂ย่อมyɔ̂mชวนให้chuuan-hâiนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngวีรสตรีwii-rá-sà-dtriiทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔng
Although Chan is a simple personal name, when mentioned alongside Muk in the context of Phuket, it naturally brings the two heroines to mind.
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoของkɔ̌ɔngท่านผู้หญิงtân-pûu-yǐngจันjanมิได้mí-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangชีวประวัติchii-wá-bprà-wàtของkɔ̌ɔngบุคคลสำคัญbùk-kon-sǎm-kanหากhàakยังyangเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamร่วมrûuamที่tîiชาวchaaoภูเก็ตpuu-gétถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtสืบต่อกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-dtɔ̀ɔ-gan-maa
The story of Lady Chan is not merely the biography of an important figure; it is also part of the collective memory passed down by the people of Phuket.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jan
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 | — | — |