ฉัน(chăn)
Meanings
1PronounA1
I; me (1st person pronoun)
First-person singular pronoun meaning ‘I’ or ‘me’; common for women in neutral contexts; informal/affectionate for men with close peers; formal in writing regardless of gender.
2VerbC1
[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
An old-fashioned or elevated verb meaning 'to eat'; used in literature, polite/formal registers, and certain fixed expressions.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)งานเลี้ยงngaan líiangงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangparty; banquet; reception; feast; functionพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeroyal ceremonyแขกผู้มีเกียรติkàek pôo mee gìiatแขกผู้มีเกียรติkàek pôo mee gìiatguest of honor; honored/distinguished guestฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)สำรวมsăm-ruuamสำรวมsăm-ruuam1restrained; composed; decorous2[to] restrain oneself; keep composedเรียบร้อยrîiap róiเรียบร้อยrîiap rói1finished; completed2neat; tidy; orderly3well-behaved; proper; modest4calm; free of trouble5completely; all done (sentence-final use)
At the royal banquet, the distinguished guests ate in a composed and proper manner.