ทนฝืน
ton-fʉ̌ʉnMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] force oneself [to do sth]; [to] endure reluctantly
To force oneself to do something that one does not want to do; to endure something reluctantly or against one's will.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi-sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทนฝืนton-fʉ̌ʉnทนฝืนton-fʉ̌ʉn[to] force oneself [to do sth]; [to] endure reluctantlyไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to work
He was sick, but he forced himself to go to work.
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เธอterต้องdtôngทนฝืนton fĕuunยิ้มyímตลอดdtà-lòtงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeข้างในใจkâang nai jaiเศร้าsâoมากmâak
She had to force a smile throughout the party, even though she was very sad inside.
ผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngทนฝืนton-fʉ̌ʉnกินginอาหารaa-hǎanจานjaanนั้นnánเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanเสียน้ำใจsǐia-náam-jai
I had to force myself to eat that dish so as not to offend the host.
เขาkǎoไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatทนฝืนton-fʉ̌ʉnทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiองค์กรong-gɔɔnที่tîiมีmiiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamคอร์รัปชันkɔɔ-ráp-chânต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiได้dâaiจึงjʉngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔk
He could no longer force himself to work in an organization with a culture of corruption, so he decided to resign.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ton
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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
ทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)[to] endure; tolerate; bearPart 1
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ฝืนfʉ̌ʉnฝืนfʉ̌ʉn1[to] force oneself; push through; tough it out2[to] resist; go against3[to be] forced; unnatural; strained[to] force oneself; push through; tough it outPart 2
ทนฝืนton-fʉ̌ʉnทนฝืนton-fʉ̌ʉn[to] force oneself [to do sth]; [to] endure reluctantly[to] force oneself [to do sth]; [to] endure reluctantlyWord