ทาน

taan

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] eat; consume (polite)

To eat or drink; a polite shortened form of รับประทานรับประทานráp-bprà-taan1[to] eat (polite/formal)2[to] drink (polite/formal)3[to] take (medicine) (polite/formal), common in everyday speech.

Examples

เชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)ทานข้าวtaan-kâaoทานข้าวtaan-kâao[to] have a meal; [to] eat (polite)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Please eat.
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คุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔทานtaanกาแฟgaa-fɛɛทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
Dad drinks coffee every morning.
ถ้าtâaยังyangไม่mâiทานtaanเดี๋ยวdǐiaoอาหารaa-hǎanจะjàเย็นyenนะคะná-ká
If you don't eat yet, the food will get cold.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiทานข้าวtaan-kâaoกับgàpผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanที่tîiร้านráanใหม่màiกันgan
Yesterday we went to eat with the manager at the new restaurant.
2VerbA2

[to] take (medicine)

to consume medicine by mouth

Examples

หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanสั่งให้sàng-hâiสั่งให้sàng-hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]ทานยาtaan-yaaทานยาtaan-yaa[to] take medicineวันละwan-láวันละwan-láper day; each day (rate/frequency)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
The doctor told me to take two pills a day after meals.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเขาkǎoลืมทานlʉʉm-taanยาyaaเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngทานtaanทันทีtan-tiiตอนdtɔɔnนึกได้nʉ́k-dâai
This morning he forgot to take his medicine, so he had to take it as soon as he remembered.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmทานยาtaan-yaaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกɔ̀ɔkไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanนะná
Tomorrow don’t forget to take your medicine before going to work.
ถ้าtâaทานยาtaan yaaตามdtaamแพทย์pâetสั่งsàngอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang sà-màm-sà-mĕrอาการแพ้aa-gaan páeอาจจะàat jàค่อยๆkôi kôiดีขึ้นdee kêun
If you take the medicine as prescribed regularly, the allergy symptoms may gradually improve.
3NounB2

almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทานทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)’)

charitable giving or alms in Buddhist context; one of the perfections (ทานทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’))

Examples

ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใส่บาตรsài-bàatใส่บาตรsài-bàat[to] give alms to monks (put offerings in an alms bowl)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกทานfʉ̀k-taanฝึกทานfʉ̀k-taan[to] practice generosityและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ng1[to] remember; think of [sb/sth]2[to] commemorate [sb/sth]ความเมตตาkwaam-mêet-dtaaความเมตตาkwaam-mêet-dtaacompassion; loving-kindness; mercy
Every morning he gives alms to cultivate generosity and remember compassion.
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คุณkunยายสอนyaai-sɔ̌ɔnว่าwâaเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tamด้วยdûuaiทานtaanแล้วlɛ́ɛoใจjaiจะjàเบิกบานbə̀ək-baan
Grandma taught that starting spiritual practice with giving (dāna) will make the heart brighten.
งานทำบุญngaan tam bunครั้งนี้kráng néeเน้นnénทานบารมีtaan baa-rá-meeโดยdoiเชิญชวนchern chuanให้hâiแบ่งปันbàeng bpanแก่gàeผู้ยากไร้pôo yâak rái
This merit-making event emphasizes the perfection of generosity, inviting people to share with the needy.
เมื่อmêuuaเราraoฝึกทานfèuk taanอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang sà-màm-sà-mĕrความตระหนี่kwaam dtrà-nèeจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiจางลงjaang longและláeเกิดgèrtความอิ่มเอมใจkwaam ìm aym jai
When we practice charitable giving consistently, stinginess gradually fades and a sense of fulfillment arises.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

taan

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] eat; consume (polite)