ทัน

tan

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] be in time for

to reach or do something before the deadline or before it is too late

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำการtam gaanทำการtam gaan1[to] carry out; conduct; perform; execute2[to] operate; be in operation; be open (for business)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)ทันกำหนดtan gam-nòtทันกำหนดtan gam-nòton time; by the deadline; on scheduleส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] escort; see off6[to] emit; transmit; send out
I finished my homework in time for the deadline.
2NounA2

in time

early enough; before missing or losing the chance

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปถึงbpai tĕungไปถึงbpai tĕung1[to] arrive at; get to; reach (a place)2[to] reach; extend to (level/amount/scope)3[to] reach; be delivered to (sb/sth)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of3in time4[to] be quick-witted with; see throughเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแจกjàekแจกjàek1[to] hand out; distribute; give away2[to] dish out; mete out (e.g., penalties, praise)3[to] deal (cards)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
We got to the event early enough, so we got the freebies before they ran out.
3NounB1

[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of

to move, learn, or react fast enough not to fall behind a person, event, news, or trend

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morningเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of3in time4[to] be quick-witted with; see throughเหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์
She reads the news every morning to keep up with events.
4NounB2

[to] be quick-witted with; see through

to be alert or sharp enough to match or see through someone’s tricks, words, or speed

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] tease; prank; startle; spook3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of3in time4[to] be quick-witted with; see throughเล่ห์กลlêe gonเล่ห์กลlêe gontrick; ruseแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)
Don’t try to fool me; I can see through tricks like this.

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