ชุ้น
chúnMeaning
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I; me (slang)
I; me (internet slang, a playful or cutesy variation of the pronoun ฉันฉันchǎn1I; me2like; as (in the manner of)3[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices) or ชั้นชั้นchán1layer; tier2floor; storey3classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes4grade; year (in school)5class; rank; status6shelf)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentชุ้นchúnชุ้นchúnI; me (slang)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downดูซีรีส์doo see-rêeดูซีรีส์doo see-rêe[to] watch a seriesแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I'm so tired today. I just want to go home and lie down to watch a series.
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You can't go eat shabu-shabu without inviting me!
ถึงtʉ̌ngชุ้นchúnจะjàบ่นbònว่าwâaอยากyàakลดน้ำหนักlót-nám-nàkทุกวันtúk-wanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเห็นhěnของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanทีไรtii-raiก็gɔ̂อดใจòt-jaiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Even though I complain about wanting to lose weight every day, whenever I see desserts, I can never resist.
ชุ้นchúnงงngongมากmâakกับgàpระบบrá-bòpการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiสรุปแล้วsà-rùp-lɛ́ɛoใครkraiเป็นbpenคนkonรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiกันแน่gan-nɛ̂ɛ
I am extremely confused by this company's workflow. Who exactly is supposed to be responsible for this project?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
chún
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 | — | — |