ชาญฉลาด
chaan-chà-làatMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
smart; shrewd; prudent
having intelligence and good judgment; able to think carefully and make wise, well‑reasoned decisions
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatsmart; shrewd; prudentโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)เงินสำรองngən-sǎm-rɔɔngเงินสำรองngən-sǎm-rɔɔngfinancial reserves; reserve fundsก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
She made a wise decision by saving an emergency fund first.
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatที่tîiรับฟังráp-fangทีมtiimจึงjʉngแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaได้dâaiเร็วreo
A smart manager who listens to the team can solve problems quickly.
การเลือกใช้gaan-lʉ̂ʉak-cháiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiน่าเชื่อถือnâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉเป็นbpenการลงทุนgaan-long-tunที่tîiชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Choosing to use reliable information is a wise long-term investment.
เขาkǎoชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàชั่งน้ำหนักchâng-nám-nàkความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tam
He is wise enough to weigh the risks before taking action.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชาญฉลาด said ชาญ-ฉะ-หลาด?
chaan-chà-làat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaan
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
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ชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatsmart; shrewd; prudentsmart; shrewd; prudentWord