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1VerbA2
[to] give change (money)
to return excess money to a payer after receiving more than the exact amount
Examples
แม่ค้าmâe-káaแม่ค้าmâe-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)ร้อยróiร้อยrói1one 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)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทอนtonทอนton1[to] give change (money)2[to] subtract; deduct3[to] trim; shorten; reduce4[to] reduce a fractionตังค์dtangตังค์dtang1money; cash (informal, colloquial)2satang (colloq.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยี่สิบyêe sìpยี่สิบyêe 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-néeถ้าtâaคุณkunจ่ายjàaiแบงค์báengใหญ่yàiเขาkăoจะjàทอนtonเป็นbpenเหรียญrĭianให้hâiบางส่วนbaang sùuan
Tomorrow, if you pay with a large bill, they will give part of the change in coins.
ตอนdtonจ่ายjàaiค่าkâaรถเมล์rót mayผมpŏmส่งsòngแบงค์báengห้าสิบhâa sìpไปbpaiคนขับkon kàpทอนtonมาmaaให้hâiพอดีpo deeและláeย้ำyámให้hâiตรวจdtrùuatเงินทอนngern tonด้วยdûuay
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 caseทอนtonทอนton1[to] give change (money)2[to] subtract; deduct3[to] trim; shorten; reduce4[to] reduce a fractionค่าบริการkâa bò-rí-gaanค่าบริการkâa bò-rí-gaan1service fee; service charge2service charge (on bills)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenเปอร์เซ็นต์bper-sénเปอร์เซ็นต์bper-sén1percent; percentage; %2commission; cut (informal)ออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ยอดรวมyôt ruuamยอดรวมyôt 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 teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
If you deduct a ten percent service fee from the total, the price will decrease immediately.
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He subtracted the incorrect points from the total before announcing the rankings.
เราraoควรkuuanทอนtonค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaออกจากòk jàakงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanโครงการkrohng gaanเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเห็นhĕnต้นทุนdtôn tunจริงjing
We should subtract personal expenses from the project budget to see the real cost.
เมื่อmêuuaนำnamส่วนลดsùuan lótพิเศษpí-sàytมาmaaทอนtonออกจากòk jàakยอดสั่งซื้อyôt sàng séuuทั้งหมดtáng mòtตัวเลขdtuua lêkที่เหลือtêe lĕuuaสะท้อนsà-tónกำไรgam raiสุทธิsùt-tíได้dâiชัดเจนchát-jenขึ้นkêun
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]ทอนtonทอนton1[to] give change (money)2[to] subtract; deduct3[to] trim; shorten; reduce4[to] reduce a fractionความยาวkwaam yaaoความยาวkwaam yaao1length (spatial)2length; running time (temporal)เชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; 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; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a 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.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiทอนtonขนาดkà-nàatโครงการkrohng gaanเพื่อpêuuaควบคุมkûap-kumค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai
The company decided to scale down the project to control costs.
ถ้าtâaเราraoทอนtonรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatที่têeไม่จำเป็นmâi jam bpenออกòkรายงานraai-ngaanจะjàกระชับgrà-chápและláeอ่านง่ายàan ngâaiขึ้นkêun
If we cut out unnecessary details, the report will be more concise and easier to read.
4VerbB2
[to] reduce a fraction
To write a fraction in a simpler form by dividing its top and bottom numbers by the same number, without changing its value.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ทอนtonทอนton1[to] give change (money)2[to] subtract; deduct3[to] trim; shorten; reduce4[to] reduce a fractionเศษส่วนsàyt sùuanเศษส่วนsàyt sùuanfraction (mathematics)หกhòkหกhòk1six (6)2[to] spillส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)แปดbpàetแปดbpàet1eight (number)2eight (quantity)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สามsăamสามsăamthree (3)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)สี่sèeสี่sèe1four (number)2four (as a noun)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withหารhăanหารhăan1[to] divide (math); share equally2divided by; ÷ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyเศษsètเศษsèt1remainder (math)2numerator3scrap; fragment; leftover4a little over; and a bitและláeและláeand (coordinating)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22second
We can simplify six eighths to three quarters by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by two.
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ฉันchănทอนtonสิบsìpส่วนsùuanสิบห้าsìp hâaเป็นสองbpen sŏngส่วนsùuanสามsăamแล้วláeoเขียนkĭianคำตอบkam dtòpลงในlong naiสมุดsà-mùt
I simplified ten fifteenths to two thirds and then wrote the answer in my notebook.
การgaanทอนtonเศษส่วนsàyt sùuanไม่mâiทำให้tam hâiค่าkâaเปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpaiเพราะpráwเป็นbpenการหารgaan hăanทั้งtángเศษsètและláeส่วนsùuanด้วยdûuayจำนวนjam-nuuanเดียวกันdiao ganที่têeไม่ใช่mâi châiศูนย์sŏon
Simplifying a fraction does not change its value because both the numerator and the denominator are divided by the same nonzero number.
หากhàakยังyangมีmeeจำนวนเต็มjam-nuuan dtemที่têeมากกว่าmâak gwàaหนึ่งnèungหารhăanทั้งtángเศษsètและláeส่วนได้sùuan dâaiลงตัวlong dtuuaก็gâwแสดงว่าsà-daeng wâaยังyangทอนtonเศษส่วนsàyt sùuanนั้นnánต่อdtòได้dâiอีกèek
If an integer greater than one still divides both the numerator and the denominator exactly, the fraction can be simplified further.