จารชน
jaa-rá-chonMeaning
1NounB1
spy; secret agent
a person who secretly collects and reports information on an enemy or competitor.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceจารชนjaa-rá-chonจารชนjaa-rá-chonspy; secret agentได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
In this movie, the police caught one spy.
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เขาkăoถูกtòokกล่าวหาglàao hăaว่าwâaเป็นbpenจารชนjaa-rá-chonที่têeขายkăaiข้อมูลkôr moonของkŏngประเทศbprà-tâetให้hâiศัตรูsàt-dtruu
He was accused of being a spy who sold the country's information to the enemy.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkôo kàengอาจàatส่งsòngจารชนjaa-rá-chonเข้ามาkâo maaเพื่อpêuuaขโมยkà-mŏoyสูตรลับsòot lápของเราkŏng rao
The rival company might send a spy to steal our secret formula.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanต้องdtôngระวังrá-wangจารชนjaa-rá-chonที่têeแฝงตัวfăeng dtuuaเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiองค์กรong gonสำคัญsăm-kanเพื่อpêuuaล้วงlúuangความลับkwaam lápด้านdâanความมั่นคงkwaam mân kong
The government must be wary of spies who infiltrate important organizations to extract security secrets.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
จารชนjaa-rá-chonจารชนjaa-rá-chonspy; secret agentspy; secret agentWord