พนัน
pá-nanMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] bet; gamble; wager [on sth]
To risk money or something of value on the result of a game, contest, or uncertain event.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyพนันpá-nanพนันpá-nan1[to] bet; gamble; wager [on sth]2betting; gambling; wagerผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔn1football; soccer2football (the ball)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last night
He bet on the football result with his friends last night.
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I don’t bet on games of chance because it’s easy to lose money.
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพนันpá-nanกาแฟgaa-fɛɛถ้วยtûuaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngว่าwâaใครkraiจะชนะjà-chá-náการแข่งขันวิ่งgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn-wîng
They bet a cup of coffee on who would win the running race.
บางคนbaang-konชอบchɔ̂ɔpพนันpá-nanระหว่างrá-wàangดูduuมวยmuuaiแม้mɛ́ɛรู้rúuว่าwâaผลลัพธ์pǒn-lápไม่แน่นอนmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnและlɛ́อาจàatขาดทุนkàat-tunมากmâak
Some people like to gamble while watching boxing, even though the outcome is uncertain and they may lose a lot.
2NounB1
betting; gambling; wager
The activity of risking money or something of value on an uncertain outcome, or an agreement to do so.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)พนันpá-nanพนันpá-nan1[to] bet; gamble; wager [on sth]2betting; gambling; wagerร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageแข่งkɛ̀ngแข่งkɛ̀ng1[to] compete2[to] raceฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔn1football; soccer2football (the ball)คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonight
He put a bet of one hundred baht on tonight's football match.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonทำtamพนันpá-nanกันganว่าwâaใครkraiจะjàถึงเส้นชัยtʉ̌ng-sên-chaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnผู้pûuแพ้pɛ́ɛเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang-kâao
Two friends made a wager on who would reach the finish line first; the loser treats the meal.
พวกเราpûuak raoตกลงdtòk longตั้งdtângพนันpá-nanเล็กlékๆ-ว่าwâaถ้าtâaเขาkăoสอบผ่านsòp pàanทุกคนtúk konต้องdtôngใส่sàiชุดchútสีชมพูsĕe chom-pooมาmaaวันศุกร์wan sùk
We agreed on a small bet that if he passes the exam, everyone must wear pink on Friday.
ในnaiวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaเริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiการรวบรวมgaan-rûuap-ruuamเงินngənพนันpá-nanกองกลางgɔɔng-glaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทายผลtaai-pǒnเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângแม้mɛ́ɛไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiมั่นใจmân-jaiว่าwâaผลpǒnจะjàออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างไรyàang-rai
During the discussion, they started pooling a pot of wagers to guess the election result, even though no one was sure how it would turn out.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พนัน said พะ-นัน?
pá-nan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |