ทางผ่าน
taang-pàanMeanings
1NounB1
transit route; passage; place on the way
A route or place that someone passes through on the way to another destination.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นทางผ่านbpen-taang-pàanเป็นทางผ่านbpen-taang-pàan[to] be on the way; [to] lie along the routeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)พอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just right
My friend's house is right on the way to school.
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เราraoจะjàแวะกินwɛ́-ginข้าวเที่ยงkâao-tîiangที่tîiอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นทางผ่านbpen-taang-pàanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขับรถkàp-rótต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài
We'll stop for lunch in Ayutthaya, which is a stopover, before driving on to Chiang Mai.
สิงคโปร์sǐng-ká-bpooมักmákถูกtùukใช้cháiเป็นทางผ่านbpen-taang-pàanสำหรับsǎm-ràpนักเดินทางnák-dəən-taangที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiยังyangประเทศbprà-têetอื่นʉ̀ʉnในnaiเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâai
Singapore is often used as a stopover for travelers wanting to continue to other countries in Southeast Asia.
การกำหนดgaan gam-nòtให้hâiเมืองชายแดนmeuuang chaai daenเป็นทางผ่านbpen taang pàanหลักlàkสำหรับsăm-ràpโลจิสติกส์loh-jìs-dtìksจะjàช่วยchûuaiกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจgrà-dtûn sèt-thà-gìtในพื้นที่nai péun-têeได้dâiอย่างมากyàang mâak
Designating the border town as the main waypoint for logistics will significantly stimulate the local economy.
2AdjectiveB1
pass-through; transit (attr.)
describing a place mainly used to pass through rather than to stay in (e.g., เมืองทางผ่าน ‘a pass-through town’)
Examples
สระบุรีsà-rà-bù-riiสระบุรีsà-rà-bù-riiSaraburi (a province in central Thailand)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ทางผ่านtaang-pàanทางผ่านtaang-pàan1transit route; passage; place on the way2pass-through; transit (attr.)3a passing phase (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎanภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎanNortheastern Thailand; Isan
Saraburi is a pass-through city on the way to the Northeast region.
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คนส่วนใหญ่kon sùuan yàiรู้จักrúu jàkเพชรบุรีpét-bù-reeในฐานะnai tăa-náเมืองmeuuangทางผ่านtaang pàanเวลาway-laaจะjàลงlongใต้dtâiแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoมีmeeที่เที่ยวtêe tîiaoเยอะมากyér mâak
Most people know Phetchaburi as a pass-through town when going south, but it actually has many attractions.
หมู่บ้านmòo bâanนี้néeเป็นbpenแค่kâeหมู่บ้านmòo bâanทางผ่านtaang pàanเล็กๆlék lékไม่มีmâi meeสิ่งอำนวยความสะดวกsìng am-nuuai kwaam sà-dùuakสำหรับsăm-ràpนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîao
This village is just a small pass-through village, with no facilities for tourists.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพัฒนาpát-tá-naaจังหวัดjang-wàtทางผ่านtaang-pàanหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngให้hâiมีmiiศักยภาพsàk-gà-yá-pâapในnaiการเป็นgaan-bpenจุดหมายปลายทางjùt-mǎai-bplaai-taangการท่องเที่ยวgaan-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
The government is trying to develop several pass-through provinces to have the potential to become tourist destinations.
3NounB2
a passing phase (figurative)
something or someone regarded as only temporary and not the final goal or destination
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asทางผ่านtaang-pàanทางผ่านtaang-pàan1transit route; passage; place on the way2pass-through; transit (attr.)3a passing phase (figurative)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to 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)ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaan1experience (knowledge/skill)2experience (event)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหางานhǎa-ngaanหางานhǎa-ngaan[to] look for a job; seek employmentที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดีกว่าdii-gwàaดีกว่าdii-gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)
He said this job is just a stepping stone to gain experience before finding a better one.
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อย่าyàaมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatเป็นbpenจุดจบjùt-jòpแต่dtɛ̀ɛให้hâiคิดว่าkít-wâaมันmanเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangทางผ่านtaang-pàanที่tîiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียนรู้riian-rúuและlɛ́ก้าวต่อไปgâao-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Don't see mistakes as the end, but think of them as just a temporary phase that we must learn from and move on.
ตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngผู้ช่วยpûu-chûuaiผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นทางผ่านbpen-taang-pàanที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanสำหรับsǎm-ràpพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanไต่เต้าdtài-dtâoขึ้นสู่kʉ̂n-sùuระดับrá-dàpผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan
The assistant manager position is seen as a crucial stepping stone for employees who want to climb up to the executive level.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
taang
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
ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 1
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ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; through[to] pass (by/through)Part 2
ทางผ่านtaang-pàanทางผ่านtaang-pàantransit route; passage; place on the waytransit route; passage; place on the wayWord