ชาวยวน

chaao-yuuan

Meanings

1NounB2

Tai Yuan; Northern Thai (people)

An ethnic group native to Northern Thailand, also called Tai Yuan or Northern Thai, with their own language and culture.

Examples

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2NounB2

a Tai Yuan person

A member of the Tai Yuan ethnic group.

Examples

ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดเช้าdtà-làat cháoตลาดเช้าdtà-làat cháomorning marketฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คุณป้าkun bpâaคุณป้าkun bpâa1aunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)2ma’am; auntie (polite address to an older woman)คนหนึ่งkon nèungคนหนึ่งkon nèung1one person2a person; someoneเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สมาชิกsà-maa-chíkสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkmemberของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์glùm châat-tì-panกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์glùm châat-tì-panethnic groupชาวยวนchaao yuanชาวยวนchaao yuan1Tai Yuan; Northern Thai (people)2a Tai Yuan personและláeและláeand (coordinating)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
At the morning market, I talked to an old lady. She said she is a member of the Tai Yuan ethnic group and told me old stories.
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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 markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

chaao

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkpeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkPart 1
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ชาวยวนchaao-yuuanชาวยวนchaao-yuuanTai Yuan; Northern Thai (people)Tai Yuan; Northern Thai (people)Word