ผู้ทาน
pûu-taanMeaning
1NounB1
eater; diner
A person who eats; a diner. Uses the polite everyday verb ทานทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’).
Examples
ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanrestaurant; eateryของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursยินดีต้อนรับyin-dii-dtɔ̂ɔn-rápยินดีต้อนรับyin-dii-dtɔ̂ɔn-ráp1Welcome2[to] welcome [sb]ผู้ทานpûu-taanผู้ทานpûu-taaneater; dinerทุกท่านtúk-tânทุกท่านtúk-tâneveryone; everybody (polite)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Our restaurant welcomes all diners.
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ทางร้านtaang-ráanได้dâaiจัดเตรียมjàt-dtriiamเมนูพิเศษmee-nuu-pí-sèetสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้ทานpûu-taanมังสวิรัติmang-sà-wí-rát
The restaurant has prepared a special menu for vegetarian diners.
ขอความกรุณาkɔ̌ɔ-kwaam-gà-rú-naaผู้ทานpûu-taanทุกท่านtúk-tânรอrɔɔพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanนำไปnam-bpaiที่tîiโต๊ะdtó
We kindly ask all diners to wait for the staff to show them to their table.
ผลสำรวจpǒn-sǎm-rùuatความพึงพอใจkwaam-pʉng-pɔɔ-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ทานpûu-taanพบว่าpóp-wâaคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapการบริการgaan-bɔɔ-rí-gaanมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanไม่แพ้mâi-pɛ́ɛรสชาติrót-châatอาหารaa-hǎan
The diners' satisfaction survey found that service quality is as important as the taste of the food.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
pûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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
ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)person; one who … (agentive prefix)Part 1
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ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)[to] eat; consume (polite)Part 2
ผู้ทานpûu-taanผู้ทานpûu-taaneater; dinereater; dinerWord