จันทร์
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1NounA1
Monday
The day of the week Monday.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันจันทร์wan-janวันจันทร์wan-janMonday
I have class every Monday.
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He will start work on Monday.
Can the doctor’s appointment be moved to next Monday?
Traffic is very heavy every Monday morning.
2NounA2
the Moon
The Moon, Earth’s natural satellite; often poetic or literary.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightจันทร์janจันทร์jan1Monday2the Moonสว่างsà-wàangสว่างsà-wàang1bright; well-lit2[to] become bright; be illuminated3clear; evident (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Tonight the Moon is very bright.
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Last night I looked at the Moon from my bedroom window.
Tomorrow we will go photograph the Moon at the beach.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมฆmêekเคลื่อนผ่านklʉ̂ʉan-pàanจันทร์janก็gɔ̂เผยโฉมpə̌əi-chǒomออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaราวกับraao-gàpยิ้มyímอยู่yùuบนbonท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáa
When the clouds drifted by, the Moon revealed itself as if smiling in the sky.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จันทร์ said จัน?
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- Silent letterทร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
ทร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |