ผ่าน
pàanMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pass (by/through)
to go by, go past, or move through a place or point
Examples
รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
The bus goes past my house every morning.
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We just walked past the market.
Drive slowly when going through a narrow passage.
The parade will go through the main intersection at exactly ten o’clock.
2VerbA2
[to] pass (succeed/clear)
to succeed in or be approved by a test, check, screening, or process
Examples
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Yesterday he passed the health screening at the airport.
ทีมtiimของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoผ่านpàanรอบrɔ̂ɔpแรกrɛ̂ɛkแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàไปbpaiแข่งkɛ̀ngรอบชิงชนะเลิศrɔ̂ɔp-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ət
Our team has passed the first round and will compete in the final.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiยังyangไม่ผ่านmâi-pàanการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátจากjàakคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaan
This project has not yet been approved by the committee.
3VerbB1
[to] experience; go through
to live through or undergo a period, event, or situation
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsตกงานdtòk-ngaanตกงานdtòk-ngaan1[to] be unemployed2[to] lose one’s jobมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningพิเศษpí-sèetพิเศษpí-sèet1special; exceptional2extra; additional3especially; specially; particularly
Last year I lived through unemployment by taking on part-time jobs.
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เราraoเพิ่งpə̂ngผ่านpàanวิกฤตwí-grìtครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiและlɛ́เรียนรู้riian-rúuว่าwâaต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganฟังfangกันganมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
We just went through a major family crisis and learned that we need to listen to each other more.
เขาkǎoผ่านpàanช่วงchûuangรักษาrák-sǎaตัวdtuuaนานnaanหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanจนjonตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเริ่มrə̂əmกลับมาglàp-maaใช้cháiชีวิตปกติchii-wít-bpòk-gà-dtìได้dâai
He lived through a months-long treatment period and is now starting to return to normal life.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoผ่านpàanช่วงเปลี่ยนผ่านchûuang-bplìian-pàanที่tîiยากลำบากyâak-lam-bàakโดยdooiต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangและlɛ́วิธีwí-tiiทำงานtam-ngaanครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài
Our organization underwent a difficult transition period, requiring major restructuring and changes in work methods.
4PrepositionB1
past; via; through
by way of or through a place, person, channel, or medium; past a point or location
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic parkทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I drive to work through the park every morning.
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This train line goes through downtown before reaching the airport.
May I send the documents via email?
ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtหลายlǎaiปีที่ผ่านมาbpii-tîi-pàan-maaเราraoได้dâaiปรับปรุงระบบbpràp-bprung-rá-bòpให้hâiทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiรวดเร็วrûuat-reoยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
Over the past several years, we have improved the system to work faster.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàan
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |