บ่น
bònMeanings
1VerbA2
to complain; grumble
to express dissatisfaction repeatedly or in a low, annoyed way
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to complain; grumble2to nagทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnhot weather
He complains every day that the weather is hot.
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Yesterday I kept complaining about the traffic jam all morning.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiถ้าtâaฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเขาkǎoคงkongบ่นbònไม่หยุดmâi-yùtเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoเปียกbpìiak
If it rains tomorrow, he will probably keep complaining about his wet shoes.
เธอtəəบ่นbònตลอดทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-taangกลับบ้านglàp-bâanว่าwâaร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanช้าcháaมากmâak
She complained the whole way home that the café’s service was very slow.
2VerbB1
to nag
to scold or find fault repeatedly in a tiresome way
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to complain; grumble2to nagฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiproperly; neatly; to completion
Mom scolds me every day for not tidying my room.
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ครูkruuบ่นbònนักเรียนnák riianซ้ำๆsám-sámเรื่องrêuuangส่งsòngการบ้านgaan bâanช้าcháaจนjonทุกคนtúk konเบื่อbèuua
The teacher keeps scolding the students repeatedly about late homework until everyone is fed up.
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaบ่นbònลูกทีมlûuk teemทั้งเช้าtáng cháoเพราะpráwทำงานtam ngaanผิดขั้นตอนpìt kân-dtonเดิมๆderm derm
The boss scolded the team all morning for repeating the same procedural mistakes.
เขาkǎoบ่นbònแฟนfɛɛnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมาmaaสายsǎaiแทบtɛ̂ɛpทุกครั้งtúk-krángจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangน่าเหนื่อยใจnâa-nʉ̀ʉai-jaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpทั้งคู่táng-kûu
He keeps scolding his partner for being late almost every time, which has become tiresome for both of them.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bòn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |