จ้าน(jâan)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
very; extremely (Northern/Isan)
a regional intensifier meaning very or extremely, chiefly in Northern and Northeastern Thai.
Examples
อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceหนาวnăaoหนาวnăao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)จ้านjâanจ้านjâan1very; extremely (Northern/Isan)2impudent; brash (dialectal)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)เต๊อะdtéเต๊อะdtéplease; do …, will you (Northern Thai particle)
It’s very cold today; put on another layer.
2AdjectiveC1
impudent; brash (dialectal)
showing an assertive, cheeky, or brash manner; regional usage
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutจ้านjâanจ้านjâan1very; extremely (Northern/Isan)2impudent; brash (dialectal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)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; ghost [sb] (colloq.)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
That kid spoke cheekily to the teacher, making the whole class fall silent.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คักkákคักkák1very; extremely (Isan/NE)2very good; strong/intense (Isan/NE)
- very; extremely (Isan/NE)
- very good; strong/intense (Isan/NE)
ขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2grade; level; scale3of ... size; of such a size4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)
- size; dimension; magnitude
- grade; level; scale
- of ... size; of such a size
- even; to the extent that
- as; to the extent of
- very; extremely (Northern Thai)
แฮงhaengแฮงhaeng1very; very much; strongly (Isan/Lao)2strong; intense (Isan/Lao)3strength; force; energy (Isan/Lao)
- very; very much; strongly (Isan/Lao)
- strong; intense (Isan/Lao)
- strength; force; energy (Isan/Lao)
มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
- very; extremely
- many; numerous
- much; a lot; greatly