ทันคน
tan-konMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
shrewd; street-smart
shrewd, street-smart, or astute; not easily fooled or deceived because one understands people's tricks and motives
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringฉลาดchà-làatฉลาดchà-làat1intelligent; smart2clever; shrewd3wise (prudent)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทันคนtan-konทันคนtan-konshrewd; street-smartไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
She is a smart and astute person; no one can fool her.
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การทำธุรกิจgaan tam tú-rá-gìtต้องdtôngทันคนtan konไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánจะjàโดนdohnเอาเปรียบao bprìiapได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâai
Doing business requires being shrewd; otherwise, you can easily be taken advantage of.
ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanชีวิตchii-wítที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maaหล่อหลอมlɔ̀ɔ-lɔ̌ɔmให้hâiเขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonทันคนtan-konและlɛ́มองmɔɔngเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnออกɔ̀ɔk
His past life experiences have molded him into a street-smart person who can read others' intentions.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamคนนี้kon-níiมีไหวพริบmii-wǎi-prípและlɛ́ทันคนtan-konมากmâakจึงjʉngจับผิดjàp-pìtพยานpá-yaanจอมปลอมjɔɔm-bplɔɔmได้dâaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
This lawyer is very resourceful and astute, so he quickly caught the fake witness's lies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
tan
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
ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see through[to] be in time forPart 1
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ทันคนtan-konทันคนtan-konshrewd; street-smartshrewd; street-smartWord