บืน
bʉʉnMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] struggle forward; [to] strive
to struggle, push forward, or strive with effort
Examples
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàeven though; althoughเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉai1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4[to] be short of breath (medical)แค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardบืนbʉʉnบืนbʉʉn[to] struggle forward; [to] striveทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)
No matter how tired he was, he still pushed forward to work until it was finished.
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ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaของเราkŏng raoยากจนyâak jonมากmâakพ่อแม่pôr mâeจึงjeungต้องdtôngบืนbeunสู้ชีวิตsôo chee-wítส่งsòngลูกlôokๆ-เรียนriianจนjonจบjòp
Our family was very poor, so our parents had to struggle through life to send their children to school until graduation.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongบืนbʉʉnฝ่าฟันfàa-fanความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàakจนjonประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
Despite facing numerous obstacles, he continued to strive through the hardships until he finally succeeded.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtหลายlǎaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtต้องdtɔ̂ngพยายามpá-yaa-yaamบืนbʉʉnเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผ่านพ้นpàan-pónช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaที่tîiเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiนี้níiไปให้bpai-hâiได้dâai
Amidst the economic crisis, many businesses must strive to survive in order to get through this terrible period.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bʉʉn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |