ชาหวาน
chaa-wǎanMeaning
1NounA2
sweet tea; sweetened tea
Tea that tastes sweet, typically because sugar or another sweetener has been added.
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forชาหวานchaa-wǎanชาหวานchaa-wǎansweet tea; sweetened teaแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)นึงnʉngนึงnʉngone (colloquial)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Aunty, can I have one glass of sweet iced tea?
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnมากmâakฉันchǎnเลยləəiดื่มdʉ̀ʉmชาหวานchaa-wǎanไปbpaiสองsɔ̌ɔngแก้วgɛ̂ɛo
Yesterday was very hot, so I drank two glasses of sweet iced tea.
ร้านอาหารตามสั่งráan-aa-hǎan-dtaam-sàngร้านนี้ráan-níiทำชาtam-chaaหวานอร่อยwǎan-à-rɔ̀iมากmâakไม่mâiหวานwǎanเกินไปgəən-bpai
This made-to-order food stall makes delicious sweet iced tea; it's not too sweet.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaชาหวานchaa-wǎanจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ควรkuuanระวังrá-wangปริมาณbpà-rí-maanน้ำตาลnám-dtaanที่tîiบริโภคbɔɔ-rí-pôokเข้าไปkâo-bpaiด้วยdûuai
Although sweet iced tea is refreshing, you should also be careful about the amount of sugar you consume.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
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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หวานwǎanหวานwǎan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharinesweet (taste)Part 2
ชาหวานchaa-wǎanชาหวานchaa-wǎansweet tea; sweetened teasweet tea; sweetened teaWord