ชั้นสอง
chán-sɔ̌ɔngMeanings
1NounA1
second floor
the second level or floor of a building.
Examples
ห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnbedroomของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔng1second floor2second-class; lower tier
My bedroom is on the second floor.
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The bathroom is on the second floor.
He walked up the stairs to the second floor of the house.
แผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเด็กdèkอยู่ที่yùu-tîiชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang-sàp-pá-sǐn-káaนี้níi
The children's clothing department is on the second floor of this mall.
2AdjectiveA2
second-class; lower tier
a level, service, or ticket below the top level; e.g., second-class on trains or mail.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offตั๋วdtǔuaตั๋วdtǔua1ticket; pass2you (Northern Thai; familiar)3certificate; voucher4classifier: ใบ5promissory note; draftรถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔng1second floor2second-class; lower tierครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I'm buying a second-class train ticket.
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When we went to Chiang Mai, we took a second-class sleeper train.
ถ้าtâaไม่รีบmâi-rîipส่งsòngจดหมายjòt-mǎaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiจะjàถูกกว่าtùuk-gwàa
If you're not in a hurry, you can send the letter second-class; it will be cheaper.
ตั๋วเครื่องบินdtǔua-krʉ̂ʉang-binชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแย่yɛ̂ɛนะnáครับkrápมีmiiพื้นpʉ́ʉnที่วางtîi-waangขาkǎaกว้างgwâangพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuanเลยləəi
A second-class plane ticket isn't bad at all; there's a reasonable amount of legroom.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusfloor; storeyPart 1
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ชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngsecond floorsecond floorWord