ผันตัว
pǎn-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] change one's role; [to] shift to [sth]
To change one's role, career, or way of life, especially by moving into a different kind of work or activity
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideผันตัวpǎn-dtuuaผันตัวpǎn-dtuua[to] change one's role; [to] shift to [sth]มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureค้าขายkáa-kǎaiค้าขายkáa-kǎai1[to] trade; do business; buy and sell2trading; commerce (activity)ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruit
After working in a company for ten years, he decided to change his career to become a fruit seller.
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ดาราdaa-raaสาวsǎaoคนkonนั้นnánผันตัวpǎn-dtuuaไปbpaiทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaและlɛ́ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iรับrápงานแสดงngaan-sà-dɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
That actress changed her career to run a personal business and rarely accepts acting jobs anymore.
การผันgaan pănตัวdtuuaจากjàakนักเขียนnák kĭianนิยายní-yaaiมาmaaเป็นbpenผู้กำกับภาพยนตร์pôo gam-gàp pâap-pá-yonถือเป็นtĕu bpenความท้าทายkwaam táa taaiครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiในnaiชีวิตchee-wítของเขาkŏng kăo
Transitioning from a novelist to a film director is considered a major challenge in his life.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtพนักงานออฟฟิศpá-nák-ngaan-ɔ́ɔp-fítหลายคนlǎai-konจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngผันตัวpǎn-dtuuaไปbpaiทำtamอาชีพอิสระaa-chîip-ìt-sà-ràเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaรายได้เสริมraai-dâai-sə̌əm
During the economic crisis, many office workers had to transition to freelance jobs to earn extra income.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǎn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ผันpǎnผันpǎn1[to] divert; channel2[to] fluctuate; vary3[to] turn; turn toward (literary)4[to] vary the tone; recite tonal variations5[to] inflect; conjugate (linguistics)[to] divert; channelPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ผันตัวpǎn-dtuuaผันตัวpǎn-dtuua[to] change one's role; [to] shift to [sth][to] change one's role; [to] shift to [sth]Word