ทันฝน
tan-fǒnMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
in time for the rain; timely for the rains
Done or ready in time for rainfall or the rainy season, for example planting in time to benefit from rain.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเมฆmêekเมฆmêekcloudครึ้มkrʉ́mครึ้มkrʉ́m1overcast; gloomy (sky)2shady; cool3cheerful; in high spirits4lush; dense (foliage)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to 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)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ราวraaoราวraao1rail; bar; pole2about; approximately; around3approximately; roughly4like; as5classifier: railsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ทันฝนtan-fǒnทันฝนtan-fǒn1in time for the rain; timely for the rains2[to] be in time for the rain; catch the rains
As soon as we saw dark clouds, we hurried to take the laundry in before the rain.
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วันนี้wan-níiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanเร็วreoเลยləəiถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanทันฝนtan-fǒnไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngเปียกbpìiak
I left work early today, so I got home before the rain and didn’t get wet.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanเร่งrêngเก็บgèpผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiให้hâiทันฝนtan-fǒnเพราะprɔ́ถ้าtâaฝนfǒnลงแรงlong-rɛɛngผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtอาจàatเสียหายsǐia-hǎai
The orchard workers hurried to harvest before the rain, because heavy rain could damage the produce.
รถไฟrót-faiออกɔ̀ɔkก่อนกำหนดgɔ̀ɔn-gam-nòtเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiทำให้tam-hâiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanหลายคนlǎai-konถึงtʉ̌ngสถานีปลายทางsà-tǎa-nii-bplaai-taangทันฝนtan-fǒnและlɛ́หลบlòpพายุpaa-yúได้dâaiพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The train departed slightly early, allowing many passengers to arrive at the terminal before the rain and avoid the storm just in time.
2VerbB2
[to] be in time for the rain; catch the rains
To be ready or act in time for rainfall or the rainy season, especially to benefit from the rain.
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)หว่านwàanหว่านwàan1to sow; scatter (seeds)2to sprinkle; strew3to spread; disseminate (rumors, ideas, feelings)4[to] cast (a fishing net)ข้าวเช้าkâao-cháoข้าวเช้าkâao-cháobreakfastนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatทันฝนtan-fǒnทันฝนtan-fǒn1in time for the rain; timely for the rains2[to] be in time for the rain; catch the rainsแรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsฤดูrʉ́-duuฤดูrʉ́-duu1season2season (period for activity)
The farmer hurried to sow rice this morning to catch the first rain of the season.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngติดตั้งdtìt-dtângถังเก็บน้ำtǎng-gèp-náamวันนี้wan-níiให้hâiทันฝนtan-fǒnที่จะtîi-jàตกเย็นdtòk-yenนี้níi
We need to install the water tank today in time to catch the rain this evening.
เขาkăoปรับbpràpแผนpăenปลูกพืชbplòok pêutหมุนเวียนmŭn wiianเพื่อให้pêuua hâiทันฝนtan fŏnและláeหวังwăngเพิ่มpêrmผลpŏnผลิตจากpà-lìt jàakความชื้นkwaam chéunธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
He adjusted the crop rotation plan to catch the rain and hopes to boost yield from natural moisture.
ชุมชนchum-chonเร่งrêngขุดkùtร่องน้ำrɔ̂ng-náamรับrápน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnให้hâiทันฝนtan-fǒnหลวงlǔuangรอบหน้าrɔ̂ɔp-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกักเก็บgàk-gèpไว้ใช้wái-cháiหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛng
The community hastened to dig channels to catch the next round of royal rainmaking so they can store it for the dry season.
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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ทันฝนtan-fǒnทันฝนtan-fǒnin time for the rain; timely for the rainsin time for the rain; timely for the rainsWord