ทอน
tɔɔnMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] give change (money)
to return excess money to a payer after receiving more than the exact amount
Examples
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทอนtɔɔnทอนtɔɔn1[to] give change (money)2[to] subtract; deduct3[to] trim; shorten; reduceตังค์dtangตังค์dtang1money; cash (informal, colloquial)2satang (colloq.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยี่สิบyîi-sìpยี่สิบyîi-sìptwentyบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
The vendor took a hundred baht and gave me twenty baht in change.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmจ่ายjàaiสองร้อยsɔ̌ɔng-rɔ́ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanลืมทอนlʉʉm-tɔɔnเงินngənให้hâi
Yesterday I paid two hundred, but the staff forgot to give me change.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiถ้าtâaคุณkunจ่ายjàaiแบงค์bɛ́ngใหญ่yàiเขาkǎoจะjàทอนtɔɔnเป็นbpenเหรียญrǐianให้hâiบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
Tomorrow, if you pay with a large bill, they will give part of the change in coins.
ตอนdtɔɔnจ่ายjàaiค่าkâaรถเมล์rót-meeผมpǒmส่งsòngแบงค์bɛ́ngห้าสิบhâa-sìpไปbpaiคนขับkon-kàpทอนtɔɔnมาmaaให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiและlɛ́ย้ำyámให้hâiตรวจdtrùuatเงินทอนngən-tɔɔnด้วยdûuai
When paying the bus fare, I handed over a fifty-baht note; the driver gave me the correct change and reminded me to check it.
2VerbB1
[to] subtract; deduct
to take an amount away from a total; to reduce a sum by removing a part
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseทอนtɔɔnทอนtɔɔn1[to] give change (money)2[to] subtract; deduct3[to] trim; shorten; reduceค่าบริการkâa-bɔɔ-rí-gaanค่าบริการkâa-bɔɔ-rí-gaan1service fee; service charge2service charge (on bills)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-senเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-sen1percent; percentage; %2commission; cut (informal)ออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ยอดรวมyɔ̂ɔt-ruuamยอดรวมyɔ̂ɔt-ruuamtotal; aggregate sum; grand totalราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลดลงlót-longลดลงlót-long1[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go down2[to] subside; ease off; abateทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
If you deduct a ten percent service fee from the total, the price will decrease immediately.
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เขาkǎoทอนtɔɔnคะแนนká-nɛɛnที่tîiผิดpìtออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakผลรวมpǒn-ruuamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnประกาศbprà-gàatอันดับan-dàp
He subtracted the incorrect points from the total before announcing the rankings.
เราraoควรkuuanทอนtɔɔnค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanโครงการkroong-gaanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเห็นhěnต้นทุนdtôn-tunจริงjing
We should subtract personal expenses from the project budget to see the real cost.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนำnamส่วนลดsùuan-lótพิเศษpí-sèetมาmaaทอนtɔɔnออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakยอดสั่งซื้อyɔ̂ɔt-sàng-sʉ́ʉทั้งหมดtáng-mòtตัวเลขdtuua-lêekที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnกำไรgam-raiสุทธิsùt-tíได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂n
When the special discount is deducted from the total order amount, the remaining figure more clearly reflects the net profit.
3VerbB1
[to] trim; shorten; reduce
to make something smaller or shorter in size, length, or amount
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ทอนtɔɔnทอนtɔɔn1[to] give change (money)2[to] subtract; deduct3[to] trim; shorten; reduceความยาวkwaam-yaaoความยาวkwaam-yaao1length (spatial)2length; running time (temporal)เชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)สั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please shorten the rope a bit.
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The teacher asked us to shorten the essay to just one page.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiทอนtɔɔnขนาดkà-nàatโครงการkroong-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàai
The company decided to scale down the project to control costs.
ถ้าtâaเราraoทอนtɔɔnรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatที่tîiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpenออกɔ̀ɔkรายงานraai-ngaanจะjàกระชับgrà-chápและlɛ́อ่านง่ายàan-ngâaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
If we cut out unnecessary details, the report will be more concise and easier to read.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
tɔɔn
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 | — | — |