ตอนแรก
dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkMeanings
1AdverbA2
at first; initially; originally
At the beginning of a situation or story; at first.
Examples
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛk1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])
At first, I didn't understand.
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkเขาkǎoดูduuขี้อายkîi-aaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂คุยkuiเก่งมากgèng-mâak
At first, he seemed shy, but after getting to know him, he's very talkative.
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaจะjàมาmaaไม่ทันmâi-tanเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛoโชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiรถrótไม่ติดmâi-dtìt
At first, I thought I wasn't going to make it in time. Luckily, the traffic wasn't bad.
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàทำได้tam-dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พิสูจน์pí-sùutให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konเห็นhěn
At first, I didn't believe he could do it, but in the end, he proved it to everyone.
2NounB1
the first part; the beginning
The initial section or period of something (e.g., the beginning of a movie/story).
Examples
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛk1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉaน่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉaboring; tedious; tiresomeไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessive
The beginning part of this movie is a bit boring.
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ฉันchănพลาดดูplâat dooตอนแรกdton râekของkŏngละครlá-konไปbpaiเลยloieไม่ค่อยmâi kôiเข้าใจkâo jaiเนื้อเรื่องnéuua rêuuang
I missed the beginning of the drama series, so I don't really understand the plot.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakเข้าใจkâo-jaiที่มาtîi-maaของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaต้องdtɔ̂ngย้อนกลับไปyɔ́ɔn-glàp-bpaiดูduuข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunในตอนแรกnai-dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngการทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔng
If you want to understand the origin of the problem, you have to go back and look at the data from the initial phase of the experiment.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianปูเรื่องbpuu-rʉ̂ʉangได้dâaiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiมากmâakในตอนแรกnai-dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngนิยายní-yaaiทำให้tam-hâiคนอ่านkon-àanอยากyàakติดตามdtìt-dtaamต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
The author set up the story very interestingly in the beginning of the novel, making the reader want to keep following.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodessection; partPart 1
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkat first; initially; originallyat first; initially; originallyWord