ด่าน
dàanMeanings
1NounB1
checkpoint; border post; toll booth; inspection station
a place where officials stop and check people or vehicles, such as a police checkpoint, border post, customs, or toll station
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoด่านdàanด่านdàan1checkpoint; border post; toll booth; inspection station2stage; phase (figurative)3classifier: checkpoints/inspection pointsตรวจแอลกอฮอล์dtrùuat-ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔตรวจแอลกอฮอล์dtrùuat-ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔ1[to] test for alcohol (in a person)2[to] test alcohol content (in a sample)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatpolice station
Last night there was an alcohol checkpoint in front of the police station.
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ก่อนgònเข้าkâoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpเราraoต้องdtôngผ่านpàanด่านเก็บเงินdàan gèp ngernบนbonทางด่วนtaang dùuan
Before entering Bangkok, we have to pass a toll booth on the expressway.
ที่tîiชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnมีmiiด่านdàanศุลกากรsǔn-lá-gaa-gɔɔnคอยkɔɔiตรวจเอกสารdtrùuat-èek-gà-sǎanและlɛ́สัมภาระsǎm-paa-ráของkɔ̌ɔngนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
At the border there is a customs post that checks tourists’ documents and luggage.
รถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtชั่งน้ำหนักchâng-nám-nàkที่tîiด่านdàanและlɛ́ยื่นyʉ̂ʉnใบอนุญาตbai-à-nú-yâatให้hâiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินทางdəən-taangต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
Trucks must stop for weighing at the checkpoint and present permits to officials before continuing.
2NounB2
stage; phase (figurative)
a stage or phase in a process, development, or challenge (figurative use)
Examples
การฝึกงานgaan-fʉ̀k-ngaanการฝึกงานgaan-fʉ̀k-ngaaninternship; practical training; on-the-job trainingคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ด่านdàanด่านdàan1checkpoint; border post; toll booth; inspection station2stage; phase (figurative)3classifier: checkpoints/inspection pointsสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเข้าสู่kâo-sùuเข้าสู่kâo-sùu1[to] enter; go into (a place/area)2[to] enter/transition into (a state/period/stage)การทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)
An internship is an important stage before entering real work.
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เราraoผ่านpàanด่านdàanการคัดเลือกgaan-kát-lʉ̂ʉakแล้วlɛ́ɛoเหลือด่านlʉ̌ʉa-dàanสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâatเท่านั้นtâo-nán
We have passed the selection stage; only the interview stage remains.
ด่านdàanแรกrɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngการเริ่มgaan-rə̂əmธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtคือkʉʉการหาgaan-hǎaลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่tîiเชื่อใจchʉ̂ʉa-jaiในnaiผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-pan
The first phase of starting a business is finding customers who trust the product.
ความล้มเหลวkwaam-lóm-lěeoไม่ใช่mâi-châiจุดจบjùt-jòpแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenด่านdàanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngที่tîiสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้เราhâi-raoปรับbpràpกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yút
Failure is not the end, but a stage that teaches us to adjust our strategy.
3ClassifierB2
classifier: checkpoints/inspection points
classifier for checkpoints or inspection points (e.g., one checkpoint, two checkpoints)
Examples
ระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taangระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taang1on the way; along the way; en route2in the course of; in the processมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoด่านdàanด่านdàan1checkpoint; border post; toll booth; inspection station2stage; phase (figurative)3classifier: checkpoints/inspection pointsสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondด่านdàanด่านdàan1checkpoint; border post; toll booth; inspection station2stage; phase (figurative)3classifier: checkpoints/inspection pointsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)
Along the way there are two checkpoints to pass before reaching the city.
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เขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótผ่านpàanด่านdàanแรกrɛ̂ɛkอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtที่tîiด่านdàanถัดไปtàt-bpai
He drove through the first checkpoint quickly but had to stop at the next one.
เส้นทางsên-taangนี้níiมักmákมีmiiด่านdàanหลายlǎaiด่านdàanในช่วงnai-chûuangวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoจึงjʉngควรkuuanเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเวลาwee-laa
This route usually has many checkpoints during long holidays, so you should allow extra time.
รถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าkâoช่องchɔ̂ngเฉพาะที่chà-pɔ́-tîiด่านdàanทุกtúkด่านdàanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชั่งน้ำหนักchâng-nám-nàkและlɛ́ตรวจเอกสารdtrùuat-èek-gà-sǎan
Trucks must use designated lanes at every checkpoint to weigh in and have documents inspected.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dàan
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |