ฉัน
chǎnMeanings
1PronounA1
I; me
A first-person singular pronoun, commonly used by women in familiar or relatively neutral speech and by men in intimate speech; also used by either gender in literary writing.
Examples
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Today I’m going to work.
Yesterday I met an old friend.
Tomorrow I will call you in the evening.
2VerbC1
[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
To eat or take a meal, used when speaking of Buddhist monks and novices.
Examples
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsเสร็จแล้วsèt-lɛ́ɛoเสร็จแล้วsèt-lɛ́ɛo1finished; done; already finished2after finishing; once doneชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dish
The monks had finished their meal, so the villagers helped clear the dishes.
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เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔอาพาธaa-pâatแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtจึงjʉngแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiท่านtânฉันchǎnอาหารอ่อนaa-hǎan-ɔ̀ɔnที่tîiย่อยyɔ̂ɔiง่ายngâai
Since the venerable monk was ill, the doctor recommended that he eat soft, easily digestible food.
แม้mɛ́ɛญาติโยมyâat-yoomจะjàนำnamอาหารaa-hǎanมาmaaถวายtà-wǎaiเป็นจำนวนมากbpen-jam-nuuan-mâakหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔก็gɔ̂ฉันchǎnแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอประมาณpɔɔ-bprà-maanและlɛ́ให้hâiจัดjàtส่วนที่เหลือsùuan-tîi-lʉ̌ʉaไว้wáiแบ่งปันbɛ̀ng-bpanแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้ยากไร้pûu-yâak-rái
Although lay devotees brought abundant food offerings, the venerable monk ate only in moderation and had the rest set aside to share with those in need.
เจ้าอาวาสjâao-aa-wâatปรารภbpraa-rópว่าwâaการgaanฉันchǎnอย่างyàangสำรวมsǎm-ruuamมิใช่mí-châiเพียงpiiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenโอกาสoo-gàatให้hâiพระภิกษุprá-pík-sùฝึกสติfʉ̀k-sà-dtìในnaiชีวิตประจำวันchii-wít-bprà-jam-wanด้วยdûuai
The abbot remarked that eating mindfully and with restraint is not merely a matter of etiquette, but also an opportunity for monks to practice mindfulness in daily life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chǎn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |