ทันใด
tan-daiMeaning
1AdverbA2
immediately; at once
Immediately; at once; without delay (often in set phrases such as “ในทันใด”).
Examples
ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangเสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangsound of a bell; ringing; chime; peal; tollฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂n1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelทันใดtan-daiทันใดtan-daiimmediately; at once
I heard the bell and stood up immediately.
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It started raining at once when we left the house.
The power went out immediately, making the room completely dark.
รถrótหยุดกะทันหันyùt-gà-tan-hǎnและlɛ́ในnaiทันใดtan-daiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanก็gɔ̂คาดkâatเข็มขัดkěm-kàtให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n
The car stopped abruptly, and at once the passengers tightened their seatbelts.
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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ทันใดtan-daiทันใดtan-daiimmediately; at onceimmediately; at onceWord