ชำนัญ
cham-nanMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
skilled; expert; experienced
being skilled or expert because of practice or experience; a rare or formal variant of ชำนาญชำนาญcham-naan1skilled; proficient2[to] be skilled in; [to] be adept at
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; 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)ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ชำนัญcham-nanชำนัญcham-nanskilled; expert; experiencedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การซ่อมแซมgaan-sɔ̂m-sɛɛmการซ่อมแซมgaan-sɔ̂m-sɛɛmrepair; renovationนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2o'clock; time of day3classifier: เรือนโบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old days
He is a mechanic who is highly skilled in repairing antique watches.
3 more examplesShow less
ด้วยเหตุที่dûuai-hèet-tîiเขาkǎoฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnการเป่าgaan-bpàoขลุ่ยklùiมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเยาว์วัยyao-waiเขาkǎoจึงjʉngชำนัญcham-nanด้านdâanดนตรีไทยdon-dtrii-taiเป็นอย่างยิ่งbpen-yàang-yîng
Because he has practiced playing the flute since childhood, he is highly expert in Thai music.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanผู้pûuชำนัญcham-nanด้านdâanภาษาโบราณpaa-sǎa-boo-raanมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiถอดความtɔ̀ɔt-kwaamศิลาจารึกsì-laa-jaa-rʉ́kชิ้นนี้chín-níi
The committee requires someone with expertise in ancient languages to help decipher this stone inscription.
มีmiiเพียงpiiangช่างฝีมือchâang-fǐi-mʉʉผู้pûuชำนัญcham-nanเท่านั้นtâo-nánที่จะtîi-jàสามารถsǎa-mâatสลักเสลาsà-làk-sà-lǎoลวดลายlûuat-laaiบนbonไม้สักmáai-sàkได้dâaiวิจิตรบรรจงwí-jìt-ban-jongเช่นนี้chên-níi
Only a highly skilled craftsman can carve such intricate and delicate patterns on teak wood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชำนัญ said ชัม-นัญ?
cham-nan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
cham
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 | — | — |