ชั้นบน

chán-bon

Meaning

1NounA2

upper floor; upstairs

The upper floor or level of a building; the area located upstairs.

Examples

ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainชั้นบนchán-bonชั้นบนchán-bonupper floor; upstairs
My room is on the upper floor.
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เขาkǎoขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiเอาaoหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉที่tîiชั้นบนchán-bon
He went upstairs to get his book.
ชั้นบนchán-bonมีmiiห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamไหมmǎiครับkráp
Is there a restroom upstairs?
คุณkunขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiรอrɔɔที่tîiห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênชั้นบนchán-bonก่อนgɔ̀ɔnได้เลยdâai-ləəiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoฉันchǎnตามdtaamขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpai
You can go wait in the living room upstairs; I'll follow you up shortly.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusfloor; storeyPart 1
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บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)on; upon; in; abovePart 2
ชั้นบนchán-bonชั้นบนchán-bonupper floor; upstairsupper floor; upstairsWord

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