พ้น
pónMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] get past; be beyond
To pass or move beyond a point, limit, or time; to be past.
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseพ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)สะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The car has passed beyond the bridge.
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Yesterday we walked past the village boundary before dusk.
In five minutes we will be past the break time.
พอpɔɔรถไฟrót-faiพ้นpónอุโมงค์ù-moongทิวทัศน์tiu-tátก็gɔ̂เปิดกว้างbpə̀ət-gwâangให้เห็นhâi-hěnทะเลtá-leeชัดเจนchát-jeen
As soon as the train moved beyond the tunnel, the scenery opened up to a clear view of the sea.
2VerbB1
[to] be free from; escape; exempt from
To be freed or released from a condition, danger, duty, or responsibility; to escape.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughพ้นจากpón-jàakพ้นจากpón-jàak[to] be free from [sth]; [to] escape from [sth]ความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonworry; anxiety; concernใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior
He left the hospital and felt as if he was freed from a major worry.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakชำระหนี้cham-rá-nîiครบkrópเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พ้นpónภาระpaa-ráที่tîiตามหลอกหลอนdtaam-lɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̌ɔnมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpii
After paying off the debt, he was freed from the burden that had haunted him for years.
เธอtəəยื่นyʉ̂ʉnลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพ้นจากpón-jàakสภาพsà-pâapการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanที่tîiกดดันgòt-danและlɛ́ไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tam
She resigned to escape from an oppressive and unfair work environment.
ผู้ประสบภัยpûu-bprà-sòp-paiดีใจdii-jaiที่tîiพ้นpónอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมาmaaได้dâaiแม้mɛ́ɛยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuสภาพจิตใจsà-pâap-jìt-jaiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The disaster survivors were glad to have escaped danger, even though they still had to recover mentally.
3PrepositionB1
beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)
Used to indicate a state or time outside or past a limit, range, or deadline (e.g., พ้นกำหนดพ้นกำหนดpón-gam-nòt[to] be overdue; [to] pass the deadline; [to] expire = past the deadline).
Examples
ใบสมัครbai-sà-màkใบสมัครbai-sà-màkapplication formนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateพ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)กำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3deadline; due date4specification; stipulationแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This application was submitted late; it's past the deadline.
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คูปองส่วนลดkuu-bpɔɔng-sùuan-lótใช้ไม่ได้chái-mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเพราะprɔ́พ้นpónช่วงโปรโมชั่นchûuang-bproo-moo-chânไปbpaiเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan
The discount coupon can’t be used because it’s past the promotion period since yesterday.
ถ้าtâaชำระcham-ráค่าธรรมเนียมkâa tam-niiamพ้นpónวันที่wan tîiกำหนดgam-nòtระบบrá-bòpจะjàคิดkítค่าปรับkâa bpràpอัตโนมัติàt-noh-mát
If the fee is paid past the specified date, the system will automatically apply a fine.
หลังlǎngพ้นpónเวลาwee-laaแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanจะjàไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápเงินคืนngən-kʉʉnตามdtaamเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiของkɔ̌ɔngสายการบินsǎai-gaan-bin
After the cancellation window has passed, passengers will not receive a refund according to the airline’s policy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pón
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |