ท่อน
tɔ̂nMeanings
1NounB1
section; piece (long, solid part)
a section or piece of something long and solid, such as a log, pipe, pole, or bar
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหิ้วhîuหิ้วhîu1[to] carry by hand2[to] bring along; take along (colloq.)ท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máailog; length of woodไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastก่อกองไฟgɔ̀ɔ-gɔɔng-faiก่อกองไฟgɔ̀ɔ-gɔɔng-fai[to] make a campfire
He carried a log to build the campfire.
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ช่างchângตัดdtàtท่อเหล็กtɔ̂ɔ-lèkออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngท่อนtɔ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซ่อมsɔ̂mระบบrá-bòpน้ำnáam
The mechanic cut the steel pipe into two sections to repair the water system.
We used sections of old poles to make a temporary fence around the vegetable plot.
สะพานsà-paanชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoถูกtùukเสริมsə̌əmด้วยdûuaiท่อนtɔ̂nคานคอนกรีตkaan-kɔɔn-grìitหลายlǎaiท่อนtɔ̂nเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkได้dâai
The temporary bridge was reinforced with several sections of concrete beams so it could bear the weight of trucks.
2ClassifierB1
classifier (sections/lengths)
classifier for sections or lengths of long, solid objects (e.g., logs, pipes, poles)
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderท่อเหล็กtɔ̂ɔ-lèkท่อเหล็กtɔ̂ɔ-lèksteel pipe; iron pipeสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondท่อนtɔ̂nท่อนtɔ̂n1section; piece (long, solid part)2classifier (sections/lengths)3stanza; verse; passage4section (of the body)5classifier: passages; verse sectionsสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
The technician needs two lengths of steel pipe for this job.
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We carried three lengths of bamboo to build a fence behind the house.
คนงานkon-ngaanยกyókเสาไฟsǎo-faiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láท่อนtɔ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂nรถเครนrót-kreenอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
The workers carefully lifted each pole section onto the crane.
เขาkǎoตรวจdtrùuatนับnápท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiซุงsungในnaiโกดังgoo-dangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiตรงตามdtrong-dtaamจำนวนjam-nuuanที่tîiระบุrá-bùในnaiใบสั่งซื้อbai-sàng-sʉ́ʉ
He counted the logs in the warehouse to match the quantity specified in the purchase order.
3NounB2
stanza; verse; passage
a stanza or verse, or a passage/segment of a song, poem, or text
Examples
เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoท่อนฮุคtɔ̂ɔn-húkท่อนฮุคtɔ̂ɔn-húkhook (of a song)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyร้องตามrɔ́ɔng-dtaamร้องตามrɔ́ɔng-dtaam1[to] sing along; echo (by singing/chanting)2[to] cry along; cry in responseได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This song has a hook section that everyone can sing along to easily.
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ครูkruuให้เราhâi-raoท่องtɔ̂ɔngท่อนtɔ̂nแรกrɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiให้ได้hâi-dâaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnคาบkâapหน้าnâa
The teacher told us to memorize the first stanza of the poem by next class.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiท่อนtɔ̂nกลางglaangของkɔ̌ɔngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaไหลลื่นlǎi-lʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́เชื่อมโยงกันchʉ̂ʉam-yoong-ganมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The writer revised the middle passage of the story to make the content flow and connect better.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpตัดdtàtท่อนtɔ̂nที่tîiเล่าlâoอดีตà-dìitทิ้งtíngเพราะprɔ́ทำให้tam-hâiจังหวะjang-wàของkɔ̌ɔngหนังnǎngแผ่วลงpɛ̀ɛo-longและlɛ́ยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉa
The director cut the flashback passage because it slowed the film’s pace and dragged on.
4NounB2
section (of the body)
a section of the body, especially a limb segment (e.g., upper arm, forearm); often used in compounds
Examples
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatแขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleevesหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; lessที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerท่อนปลายtɔ̂n-bplaaiท่อนปลายtɔ̂n-bplaaidistal end; end sectionใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉwrist
The doctor said the arm is broken at the distal segment, near the wrist.
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นักnákกายภาพgaai-yá-pâapให้hâiฝึกfʉ̀kยืดกล้ามเนื้อyʉ̂ʉt-glâam-nʉ́ʉaที่tîiท่อนtɔ̂nแขนkɛ̌ɛnบนbonวันละwan-láสิบsìpครั้งkráng
The physical therapist had me stretch the upper arm segment ten times a day.
อาการaa-gaanชาchaaมักmákเกิดgə̀ətบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenท่อนปลายtɔ̂n-bplaaiของkɔ̌ɔngขาkǎaโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ที่tîiหน้าแข้งnâa-kɛ̂ɛngและlɛ́เท้าtáao
Numbness often occurs in the distal segment of the leg, especially the shin and foot.
ศัลยแพทย์sǎn-yá-pɛ̂ɛtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaจะjàใส่เฝือกsài-fʉ̀ʉakเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ท่อนปลายtɔ̂n-bplaaiแขนkɛ̌ɛnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประคองbprà-kɔɔngกระดูกgrà-dùukท่อนtɔ̂nหน้าnâaให้hâiติดกันdtìt-ganอย่างyàangถูกtùukแนวnɛɛo
The surgeon explained that a cast will be placed only on the forearm segment to support the radius so it heals in proper alignment.
5Classifier
classifier: passages; verse sections
Classifier used for counting passages or sections of a poem, song, or text.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognizeเพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondท่อนtɔ̂nท่อนtɔ̂n1section; piece (long, solid part)2classifier (sections/lengths)3stanza; verse; passage4section (of the body)5classifier: passages; verse sections
I can only remember two sections of this song.
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ครูkruuให้เลือกhâi-lʉ̂ʉakบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiมาmaaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngท่อนtɔ̂nแล้วlɛ́ɛoอ่านàanให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฟังfang
The teacher asked us to choose one passage from a poem and read it to our classmates.
วันนี้wan-níiเราraoซ้อมร้องsɔ́ɔm-rɔ́ɔngไปbpaiสามsǎamท่อนtɔ̂nแล้วlɛ́ɛoพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiค่อยkɔ̂iซ้อมsɔ́ɔmที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉa
We've practiced singing three sections today. We'll practice the rest tomorrow.
แม้mɛ́ɛผู้แต่งpûu-dtɛ̀ngจะjàแก้gɛ̂ɛเนื้อเพลงnʉ́ʉa-pleengเพียงpiiangสองsɔ̌ɔngท่อนtɔ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทำtamให้ความหมายhâi-kwaam-mǎaiโดยรวมdooi-ruuamเปลี่ยนbplìianจากjàakการตัดgaan-dtàtพ้อpɔ́ɔเป็นbpenการให้อภัยgaan-hâi-à-pai
Although the songwriter revised only two sections of the lyrics, the overall meaning shifted from reproach to forgiveness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tɔ̂n
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |