น่าขัน
nâa-kǎnMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
amusing; funny; laughable; ridiculous
Causing amusement or laughter; also describing something absurd or ridiculous, without necessarily implying scorn.
Examples
เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)น่าขันnâa-kǎnน่าขันnâa-kǎnamusing; funny; laughable; ridiculousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationใช้เงินchái-ngənใช้เงินchái-ngən[to] spend moneyมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanenormous; immense; vastจัดงานเลี้ยงjàt-ngaan-líiangจัดงานเลี้ยงjàt-ngaan-líiang[to] hold a party; [to] organize a partyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockงบngópงบngópbudget (informal); fundsขึ้นเงินเดือนkʉ̂n-ngən-dʉʉanขึ้นเงินเดือนkʉ̂n-ngən-dʉʉan1[to] get a pay raise2[to] give [sb] a pay raiseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)
It's absurd that the company spent a huge amount on a party but then said there was no budget for employee raises.
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ข้อแก้ตัวkɔ̂ɔ-gɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่ว่าtîi-wâaรถติดrót-dtìtทั้งที่táng-tîiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตีห้าdtii-hâaมันmanน่าขันnâa-kǎnสิ้นดีsîn-dii
His excuse that he was stuck in traffic even though he left at 5 AM is utterly ridiculous.
ความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamของkŏngนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคนkonนั้นnánที่จะtêe jàสร้างsâangภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákว่าwâaตนเองdton ayngขาวkăaoสะอาดsà-àatทั้งที่táng têeมีmeeประวัติbprà-wàtคอร์รัปชันko-ráp-chânยาวเหยียดyaao yìiatเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeน่าขันnâa kănสำหรับsăm-ràpผู้ที่pôo têeติดตามdtìt dtaamข่าวkàao
That politician's attempt to portray himself as clean, despite having a long history of corruption, is laughable to anyone who follows the news.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่mâiมีความรู้mii-kwaam-rúuในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánเลยləəiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน่าขันnâa-kǎnมากกว่าmâak-gwàaน่าเชื่อถือnâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉ
His attitude of trying to act like an expert on a topic he knows nothing about made his colleagues see it as more ridiculous than credible.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nâa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ขันkǎnขันkǎn1water bowl; dipping bowl2[to] tighten (by turning)3classifier: water-bowlfuls4[to] crow (rooster)5[to] laugh; feel amusedwater bowl; dipping bowlPart 2
น่าขันnâa-kǎnน่าขันnâa-kǎnamusing; funny; laughable; ridiculousamusing; funny; laughable; ridiculousWord