ชั้น
chánMeanings
1NounA2
floor; storey
a level of a building
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Yesterday we walked up to the rooftop floor to enjoy the view.
โรงแรมroong-rɛɛmนี้níiมีmiiลิฟต์lípถึงtʉ̌ngชั้นchánยี่สิบyîi-sìpแต่dtɛ̀ɛสระว่ายน้ำsà-wâai-náamอยู่yùuชั้นchánห้าhâa
This hotel has elevators up to the twentieth floor, but the pool is on the fifth floor.
อาคารสำนักงานaa-kaan-sǎm-nák-ngaanใหม่màiแบ่งโซนbɛ̀ng-soonชัดเจนchát-jeenโดยdooiชั้นล่างchán-lâangเป็นbpenพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiบริการลูกค้าbɔɔ-rí-gaan-lûuk-káaและlɛ́ชั้นบนchán-bonเป็นbpenห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chum
The new office building has clear zoning, with the lower floors for customer service and the upper floors for meeting rooms.
2NounA2
shelf
a flat horizontal surface for holding or displaying items
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ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letterไว้บนwái bonชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; status
I put the book on the shelf.
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This shelf is for dishes; don't put anything too heavy on it.
ร้านหนังสือráan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉจัดjàtชั้นchánตามdtaamหมวดหมู่mùuat-mùuเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaหาhǎaหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉได้dâaiรวดเร็วrûuat-reo
The bookstore arranges shelves by category so customers can find books quickly.
3NounA2
grade; year (in school)
a level of study in school or university; class year
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ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusปีหนึ่งbpii-nʉ̀ngปีหนึ่งbpii-nʉ̀ng1one year (duration)2first year (of study/program); first-year student
This year I am in first year.
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My younger brother will move up to high school next year.
Tomorrow third-year students have midterms.
เขาkǎoเรียนriianชั้นปีchán-bpiiสุดท้ายแล้วsùt-táai-lɛ́ɛoและlɛ́กำลังgam-langเตรียมdtriiamทำวิจัยtam-wí-jaiจบjòp
He is in his final year and is preparing his graduation research.
4NounB1
layer; tier
one of multiple layers or levels stacked or placed on top of each other
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เค้กkéekเค้กkéekcake (sweet baked dessert)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoครีมkriimครีมkriim1cream (dairy)2cream (cosmetic/medicated)3cream-coloredสองชั้นsɔ̌ɔng-chánสองชั้นsɔ̌ɔng-chán1double-decker; two-story2two-layer; double-layered
This cake has two layers of cream.
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The sandwich is made in layers by placing vegetables on top of the cheese.
The soil here has a layer of black earth beneath a layer of sand.
นักnákธรณีวิทยาศึกษาtɔɔ-rá-nii-wít-tá-yaa-sʉ̀k-sǎaซากฟอสซิลsâak-fɔ̂ɔt-sinในnaiชั้นchánตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaลำดับเหตุการณ์lam-dàp-hèet-gaanทางธรรมชาติtaang-tam-má-châat
Geologists study fossils in sedimentary layers to determine the sequence of natural events.
5ClassifierB1
classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes
a classifier used for levels of buildings, layers, shelves, and school grades or classes
Examples
ห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtlibraryอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainชั้นสามchán-sǎamชั้นสามchán-sǎam1third floor2third classของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
The library is on the third floor of this building.
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เค้กkéekมีmiiสองชั้นsɔ̌ɔng-chánส่วนบนsùuan-bonราดrâatครีมkriimส่วนล่างsùuan-lâangเป็นbpenช็อกโกแลตchɔ́k-goo-lɛ́t
The cake has two layers; the top is covered with cream and the bottom is chocolate.
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiขึ้นkʉ̂nชั้นประถมchán-bprà-tǒmสี่sìiปีนี้bpii-níiและlɛ́ได้dâaiโต๊ะdtóเรียนriianใหม่mài
My younger brother is moving up to Grade 4 this year and got a new desk.
โครงการkroong-gaanจะjàติดตั้งdtìt-dtângชั้นวางchán-waangแบบbɛ̀ɛpปรับระดับbpràp-rá-dàpได้dâaiในnaiโกดังgoo-dangสามsǎamชั้นchánเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápสินค้าsǐn-káaหลายlǎaiประเภทbprà-pêetและlɛ́จัดเก็บjàt-gèpสินค้าsǐn-káaตามdtaamหมวดหมู่mùuat-mùu
The project will install adjustable shelves in the three-story warehouse to accommodate various types of goods and store them by category.
6NounB2
class; rank; status
a level or category indicating social standing, quality, or grade
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แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusธรรมดาtam-má-daaธรรมดาtam-má-daa1ordinary; normal; usual2plain; simple; unremarkable3ordinarily; normally; typicallyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadจนได้jon-dâaiจนได้jon-dâai1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after allรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-rápการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-ráp1acceptance; approval; recognition2admission; acknowledgment
Even though he comes from an ordinary social rank, he worked hard and gained recognition.
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ตั๋วdtǔuaแบบbɛ̀ɛpพรีเมียมprii-miiamถูกtùukจัดว่าjàt-wâaเป็นbpenชั้นchánคุณภาพสูงkun-ná-pâap-sǔungกว่าgwàaมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎan
Premium tickets are classified as a higher-quality tier than the standard.
ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถูกtùukยกให้เป็นyók-hâi-bpenชั้นยอดchán-yɔ̂ɔtในnaiวงการwong-gaanเพราะprɔ́ทั้งtángคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapและlɛ́อิทธิพลìt-tí-ponต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้ชมpûu-chom
This film is hailed as top-tier in the industry due to both its quality and its influence on audiences.
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiนี้néeถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaเอื้อประโยชน์êua bprà-yòhtแก่gàeคนkonชั้นchánกลางglaangบนbonมากกว่าmâak gwàaชั้นล่างchán lâangที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaanความช่วยเหลือkwaam chûuai lĕuuaจริงjingๆ-
This policy was criticized for favoring the upper middle class more than the lower class who truly need assistance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chán
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |