ดาวน์
daaoMeanings
1NounB1
down payment; deposit
an initial payment made when buying something on credit or installment, with the remainder paid later
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballเงินดาวน์ngən-daaoเงินดาวน์ngən-daaodown paymentก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkɔ̂iค่อยkɔ̂i1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnผ่อนpɔ̀ɔn1[to] pay in installments2[to] ease; relax; lessen; slacken3[to] defer; extend time; postponeที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉa1the rest; the remainder2remaining; left over
He has to pay a down payment first and then pay the rest in installments.
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ร้านráanเสนอsà-nə̌əให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaวางwaangเงินดาวน์ngən-daaoสิบsìpเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-senเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับrápรถrótทันทีtan-tii
The shop offers customers to put ten percent as a down payment to get the car immediately.
ถ้าtâaเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanยังyangไม่mâiพอpɔɔควรkuuanเก็บgèpเงินดาวน์ngən-daaoให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiค่างวดkâa-ngûuatเบาลงbao-long
If your salary isn't enough, you should save a larger down payment to reduce the installment amount.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiกำหนดgam-nòtเงินดาวน์ngən-daaoคงที่kong-tîiแต่dtɛ̀ɛปรับbpràpระยะเวลาผ่อนชำระrá-yá-wee-laa-pɔ̀n-cham-ráได้dâaiตามdtaamความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ซื้อpûu-sʉ́ʉ
This program sets a fixed down payment but allows the repayment period to be adjusted based on the buyer's capacity.
2VerbB1
[to] make a down payment; put a deposit down
to pay an initial amount toward a purchase made on credit or installment
Examples
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดาวน์daaoดาวน์daao1down payment; deposit2[to] make a down payment; put a deposit downรถมือสองrót-mʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngรถมือสองrót-mʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngused carก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkɔ̂iค่อยkɔ̂i1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnผ่อนpɔ̀ɔn1[to] pay in installments2[to] ease; relax; lessen; slacken3[to] defer; extend time; postponeรายเดือนraai-dʉʉanรายเดือนraai-dʉʉan1monthly (adj.)2monthly; per month
Next year I will put a down payment on a used car first, then pay monthly installments.
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เขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiดาวน์daaoคอนโดkɔɔn-dooเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจับjàpจองสิทธิ์jɔɔng-sìtก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiราคาraa-kaaจะjàขึ้นkʉ̂n
He decided to put a down payment on a condo to reserve it before the price goes up.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaถ้าtâaจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉเครื่องซักผ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-sák-pâaใหม่màiควรkuuanดาวน์daaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iผ่อนจ่ายpɔ̀ɔn-jàai
Mom said that if we buy a new washing machine, we should make a down payment first and then pay in installments.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเสนอsà-nə̌əแคมเปญkɛɛm-bpeenให้hâiดาวน์daaoต่ำdtàmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnซื้อsʉ́ʉโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเงินก้อนngən-gɔ̂ɔnมากmâak
The company offers a low down payment campaign to attract customers who want to buy on installments without using a large lump sum.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดาวน์ said ดาว?
daao
- Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
daao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |