นอนค้าง
nɔɔn-káangMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] stay overnight; sleep over
to sleep at a place away from your home for a night
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนอนค้างnɔɔn-káangนอนค้างnɔɔn-káang[to] stay overnight; sleep overบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
I'm going to sleep over at a friend's house.
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Did you sleep over at your grandma's house last night?
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนค้างnɔɔn-káangที่tîiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítเพราะprɔ́ทำงานtam-ngaanยังyangไม่mâiเสร็จsèt
Tonight I have to sleep over at the office because the work isn't finished yet.
ถ้าtâaมันmanดึกdʉ̀kเกินไปgəən-bpaiเธอtəəนอนค้างnɔɔn-káangที่บ้านtîi-bâanฉันchǎnก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiนะnáไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngขับรถkàp-rótกลับglàp
If it gets too late, you can sleep over at my place, you don't have to drive back.
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
nɔɔn
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
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ค้างkáangค้างkáang1[to] stay over; spend the night2[to] remain; be left over3[to be] overdue; outstanding4[to] remain suspended; be stuck in position5[to] freeze; stop responding6trellis; support for climbing plants[to] stay over; spend the nightPart 2
นอนค้างnɔɔn-káangนอนค้างnɔɔn-káang[to] stay overnight; sleep over[to] stay overnight; sleep overWord