นาน

naan

Meanings

1AdverbA2

for a long time

for a long period of time; taking a long time

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รอรถนานrɔɔ-rót-naanรอรถนานrɔɔ-rót-naan[to] wait a long time for a vehicleมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I waited for the bus for a long time.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฝนตกfǒn-dtòkนานnaanกว่าจะgwàa-jàหยุดyùt
Yesterday it rained for a long time before it stopped.
เธอtəəทำงานบ้านtam-ngaan-bâanนานnaanจนjonมือmʉʉเปื่อยbpʉ̀ʉai
She did housework for so long that her hands got wrinkly.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàได้dâaiพบกันpóp-ganอีกครั้งìik-krángเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔคิวนานkiu-naanเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-moong
Before we could meet again, we had to wait in line for hours.
2AdjectiveA2

long (in duration)

having a long duration; lasting for a long time

Examples

ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yon1film; movie; motion picture2cinema (as an art form)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingเด็กเล็กdèk-lékเด็กเล็กdèk-lékyoung child; toddler
This movie is very long for small children.
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สัญญาเช่าsǎn-yaa-châoห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiมีmiiระยะเวลาrá-yá-wee-laaนานnaanถึงtʉ̌ngสามsǎamปีbpii
The lease for this room has a long duration of up to three years.
พิธีpí-tiiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumครั้งนี้kráng-níiนานnaanกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคาดไว้kâat-wái
The formal proceedings of this meeting lasted longer than expected.
การฟื้นตัวgaan-fʉ́ʉn-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtในnaiชนบทchon-ná-bòtมักmákกินเวลาgin-wee-laaนานnaanกว่าgwàaในเมืองnai-mʉʉang
Economic recovery in rural areas often takes longer than in cities.

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

naan

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

1for a long time

2long (in duration)