ตอนต้น(dton dtôn)
Meanings
1NounA2
the beginning; early part
the first or early part of a period, text, event, or process
Examples
ตอนต้นdton dtônตอนต้นdton dtôn1the beginning; early part2at the beginning; early (in time)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideสนุกดีsà-nùk deeสนุกดีsà-nùk deequite fun; good fun
The beginning part of the movie is good fun.
2AdverbA2
at the beginning; early (in time)
at or near the start of a period or sequence; early on
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yตอนต้นdton dtônตอนต้นdton dtôn1the beginning; early part2at the beginning; early (in time)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hard
She knew early on that this would be difficult.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ส่วนต้นsùuan dtônส่วนต้นsùuan dtônthe beginning part; the first section
the beginning part; the first section
ระยะแรกrá-yá râekระยะแรกrá-yá râekinitial phase; early stage
initial phase; early stage
ช่วงแรกchûuang râekช่วงแรกchûuang râek1initial period; early stage2at first; initially
- initial period; early stage
- at first; initially
ต้นๆdtôn dtônต้นๆdtôn dtôn1early; at the beginning (of a period/phase)2early; near the start (in time)3among the first; top-tier (in order/rank)
- early; at the beginning (of a period/phase)
- early; near the start (in time)
- among the first; top-tier (in order/rank)
ช่วงต้นchûuang dtônช่วงต้นchûuang dtôn1early part; initial phase2early (in a period)
- early part; initial phase
- early (in a period)
Word Breakdown
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ตอนต้นdton dtônตอนต้นdton dtônthe beginning; early part