จ้าน
jâanMeanings
1AdverbB1
very; extremely (Northern/Isan)
a regional intensifier meaning very or extremely, chiefly in Northern and Northeastern Thai.
Examples
อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)จ้านjâanจ้านjâan1very; extremely (Northern/Isan)2impudent; brash (dialectal)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเต๊อะdtə́เต๊อะdtə́please; do …, will you (Northern Thai particle)
It’s very cold today; put on another layer.
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แกงฮังเลgɛɛng-hang-leeหม้อmɔ̂ɔนี้níiลำlamจ้านjâanกินginกับข้าวเหนียวgàp-kâao-nǐiaoกำลังดีgam-lang-dii
This pot of hang lay curry is extremely delicious; it goes perfectly with sticky rice.
The afternoon sun is extremely hot; walking far makes you very tired.
เสียงsǐiangซอsɔɔเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเพราะprɔ́จ้านjâanฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoใจ๋jǎiนิ่งnîngเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanนั่งnângใต้dtâaiเงาไม้ngao-máai
The sound of the northern saw is exceedingly beautiful; listening to it calms the heart like sitting in the shade of a tree.
2AdjectiveC1
impudent; brash (dialectal)
showing an assertive, cheeky, or brash manner; regional usage
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutจ้านjâanจ้านjâan1very; extremely (Northern/Isan)2impudent; brash (dialectal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowๆ-เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
That kid spoke cheekily to the teacher, making the whole class fall silent.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเพิ่งpə̂ngเข้าทำงานkâo-tam-ngaanวันแรกwan-rɛ̂ɛkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทักtákผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanด้วยdûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiจ้านjâanจนjonหลายคนlǎai-konมองหน้าmɔɔng-nâa
Even on his first day, he greeted the manager with a brash manner, making many people stare.
น้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangจ้านjâanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumทำให้tam-hâiข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่ดีtîi-diiดูduuขาดkàatความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉไปbpaiถนัดตาtà-nàt-dtaa
Her cheeky tone in the meeting made an otherwise solid proposal visibly lose credibility.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonเก่งgèngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเวลาwee-laaตอบโต้dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôoผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiด้วยdûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiจ้านjâanมักmákทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanกร่อยgrɔ̀ɔiลงlongอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daai
He is talented, but when he retorts to seniors with a brash manner, it unfortunately dampens the working atmosphere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jâan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |