ต๋อน
dtɔ̌ɔnMeanings
1NounB2
time; period; moment (Northern Thai)
A specific time, period, or moment. (Northern Thai dialect, equivalent to standard Thai 'ตอนตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period').
Examples
ต๋อนdtŏnต๋อนdtŏn1time; period; moment (Northern Thai)2part; section; episode (Northern Thai)3when; at the time that (Northern Thai)4classifier: sections, episodes, parts (Northern Thai)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เปิ้นbpêrnเปิ้นbpêrn1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเจียงใหม่jiiang màiเจียงใหม่jiiang màiChiang Mai (Northern Thai dialect)เตื่อdtèuuaเตื่อdtèuua1[Northern Thai] classifier for times or occasions2[Northern Thai] yet
At that time, I hadn't moved to live in Chiang Mai yet.
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What time should we go out? In the morning or in the afternoon?
เปิ้นbpêrnกึ๊ดgéutเeติงdtingหาhăaต๋อนdtŏnเวลาway-laaดีๆdee deeตี้dtêeเคยkoeiมีmeeร่วมกับrûuam gàpครอบครัวkrôp kruua
He misses the good times he used to have with his family.
ในnaiต๋อนdtɔ̌ɔnสุดท้ายsùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wítอุ๊ยúiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiหันหน้าhǎn-nâaลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanครบkrópทุกคนtúk-kon
In the final moments of her life, Grandma got to see all of her children and grandchildren.
2NounB2
part; section; episode (Northern Thai)
A distinct part of something, such as a section, chapter, or episode. (Northern Thai dialect, equivalent to standard Thai 'ตอนตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period').
Examples
ข้าเจ้าkâa jâoข้าเจ้าkâa jâoI; me (Northern Thai)อ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asต๋อนdtŏnต๋อนdtŏn1time; period; moment (Northern Thai)2part; section; episode (Northern Thai)3when; at the time that (Northern Thai)4classifier: sections, episodes, parts (Northern Thai)แรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateเตื่อdtèuuaเตื่อdtèuua1[Northern Thai] classifier for times or occasions2[Northern Thai] yet
I've only read the first section of this book; it's not finished yet.
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Did you watch the new episode of the drama last night? It was very fun.
หนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeต๋อนdtŏnต้นๆdtôn dtônอาจจะàat jàน่าเบื่อnâa bèuuaหน้อยnôiแต่dtàeต๋อนdtŏnท้ายtáaiเรื่องrêuuangหักhàkมุมmumดีdeeขนาดkà-nàat
This movie's beginning part might be a bit boring, but the ending has a really good twist.
เนื้อเรื่องnʉ́ʉa-rʉ̂ʉangต๋อนนี้dtɔ̌ɔn-níiจะjàอธิบายถึงà-tí-baai-tʉ̌ngที่มาที่ไปtîi-maa-tîi-bpaiของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครหลักdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-làk
This part of the story will explain the origin of the main character.
3ConjunctionB2
when; at the time that (Northern Thai)
Used as a conjunction to introduce a time clause, meaning 'when' or 'at the time that'. (Northern Thai dialect, equivalent to standard Thai 'ตอนตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period').
Examples
ต๋อนdtŏnต๋อนdtŏn1time; period; moment (Northern Thai)2part; section; episode (Northern Thai)3when; at the time that (Northern Thai)4classifier: sections, episodes, parts (Northern Thai)เป๋นbpĕnเป๋นbpĕn1[to] be (Northern Thai)2[to] know how; be skilled (at [sth])3[to] have; suffer from (an illness)ละอ่อนlá-ònละอ่อนlá-òn1young; youthful (Northern Thai)2child; youngster (Northern Thai)3inexperienced; green (colloquial)ข้าเจ้าkâa jâoข้าเจ้าkâa jâoI; me (Northern Thai)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเล่นน้ำlên náamเล่นน้ำlên náamto play in the water; splash aroundคลองklongคลองklong1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เปื้อนbpêuuanเปื้อนbpêuuan1stained; soiled; dirty (on a surface or clothing)2[to] get stained; get dirty3[to] stain [sth]; soil [sth]; smudge [sth]ๆ-
When I was a child, I often went to play in the canal with friends.
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ต๋อนdtɔ̌ɔnปิ๊กบ้านbpík-bâanแลงนี้lɛɛng-níiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmซื้อsʉ́ʉแกงฮังเลgɛɛng-hang-leeมาmaaฝากfàakตวยdtuuaiเน้อnə́ə
When you return home this evening, don't forget to bring back some Hang Lay curry for me.
เปิ้นbpə̂ənมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkขนาดkà-nàatต๋อนdtɔ̌ɔnตี้dtîiได้dâaiอยู่yùuกับgàpคนkonที่tîiเปิ้นbpə̂ənฮักhák
She is very happy when she is with the person she loves.
ต๋อนdtɔ̌ɔnตี้dtîiฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkเฮาhaoก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดพักyùt-pákอยู่ในyùu-naiศาลากลางsǎa-laa-glaangทางtaang
When it was raining heavily, we had to stop and rest in a roadside pavilion.
4ClassifierB2
classifier: sections, episodes, parts (Northern Thai)
A classifier for counting sections, chapters, episodes, or distinct parts of a whole. (Northern Thai dialect, equivalent to standard Thai 'ตอนตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period').
Examples
ป้อbpôrป้อbpôr1father (Northern Thai dialect)2[to] flirt with [sb]; court; woo (colloquial)ตัดไม้dtàt máaiตัดไม้dtàt máai[to] cut wood; [to] fell trees; [to] logไผ่pàiไผ่pài1bamboo2Phai (given name/nickname)เป๋นสามต๋อนbpĕn săam dtŏnเป๋นสามต๋อนbpĕn săam dtŏnthree-part; in three episodesเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เอาไปao bpaiเอาไปao bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeฮั้วhúuaฮั้วhúua1[to] collude; rig (e.g., a bid)2collusion; bid rigging
Dad cut the bamboo into three sections to make a fence.
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ละครlá-konเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeมีmeeทั้งหมดtáng mòtซาวสี่ต๋อนsaao sèe dtŏnผ่อpòrวันเดียวwan diaoก่บ่gò bòจบjòp
This drama series has twenty-four episodes in total; you can't finish watching it in one day.
หนังสือประวัติศาสตร์năng-sĕu bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatล้านนาláan-naaเล่มlêmนี้néeแบ่งbàengเนื้อหาnéuua hăaออกòkเป๋นbpĕnห้าhâaต๋อนdtŏnใหญ่ๆyài yài
This Lanna history book is divided into five major sections.
อุ๊ยúiปั๋นbpănตี้ดินdtêe dinหื้อhêuuaหลานlăanเป๋นbpĕnสี่ต๋อนsèe dtŏnแต่ละdtàe láต๋อนdtŏnมีmeeขนาดkà-nàatบ่เต้ากั๋นbò dtâo găn
Grandma divided the land for her grandchildren into four plots, with each plot being a different size.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dtɔ̌ɔn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |