ชวนคิด
chuuan-kítMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
thought-provoking
causing people to think seriously about something; thought-provoking
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2legal point; matter at issueที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชวนคิดchuuan-kítชวนคิดchuuan-kítthought-provokingหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangmany things; various thingsเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This movie is entertaining and has many thought-provoking points.
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คำถามkam-tǎamของkɔ̌ɔngวิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnในnaiงานสัมมนาngaan-sǎm-má-naaวันนี้wan-níiเป็นbpenประเด็นbprà-denที่tîiชวนคิดchuuan-kítและlɛ́น่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiมากmâak
The speaker's question at today's seminar was a very thought-provoking and interesting point.
บทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnปัญหาสังคมbpan-hǎa-sǎng-komได้dâaiอย่างyàangแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-komและlɛ́มีmiiประเด็นbprà-denชวนคิดchuuan-kítมากมายmâak-maai
This article reflects social problems sharply and has many thought-provoking points.
นิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàชุดchútนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiแค่kɛ̂ɛความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaamแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแฝงนัยfɛ̌ɛng-naiยะyáที่tîiชวนคิดchuuan-kítเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmด้วยdûuai
This art exhibition is not only beautiful but also contains thought-provoking implications about environmental issues.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chuuan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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
ชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evoke[to] invite; ask [sb] alongPart 1
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คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan[to] think; considerPart 2
ชวนคิดchuuan-kítชวนคิดchuuan-kítthought-provokingthought-provokingWord