ชวนอ่าน(chuan àan)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] invite [sb] to read

to invite or encourage someone to read something.

Examples

เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชวนchuanชวนchuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting (attributive use; not standalone)4tend to; apt to (in compounds; auxiliary use)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofการ์ตูนgaa dtoonการ์ตูนgaa dtoon1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màiเรื่องใหม่rêuuang mài1a new matter/topic/story2new business (meeting agenda)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
My friend invited me to read a new comic book he just bought.
2AdjectiveB1

engaging; readable

so interesting that it makes you want to read; inviting to read (used of books, articles, or writing style).

Examples

หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeชวนอ่านchuan àanชวนอ่านchuan àan1[to] invite [sb] to read2engaging; readableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This book looks very inviting to read.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชวนchuanชวนchuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting (attributive use; not standalone)4tend to; apt to (in compounds; auxiliary use)Part 1
+
อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofPart 2
ชวนอ่านchuan àanชวนอ่านchuan àan[to] invite [sb] to read