ยั่น
yânMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] be afraid; [to] flinch
to be afraid or intimidated; to flinch or back down, often used in negative phrases such as ไม่ยั่น, meaning 'not afraid' or 'undeterred'
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)แค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยั่นyânยั่นyân[to] be afraid; [to] flinchขอแค่kŏr kâeขอแค่kŏr kâeI only ask that; just; as long asได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
No matter how hard the work is, he doesn't flinch, as long as the salary is good.
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We are ready to face any problem, and we definitely won't back down from a fight.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngในnaiปีนี้bpii-níiจะjàน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaมากmâakแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛทีมtiimของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiยั่นyân
No matter how intimidating the opponents are this year, our team is completely undeterred.
เขาkăoไม่เคยmâi koieยั่นyânกับgàpอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkใดdaiๆ-ไม่ว่าmâi wâaสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanรอบตัวrôp dtuuaจะjàยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakเพียงใดpiiang daiก็ตามgôr dtaam
He never backs down from any obstacle, regardless of how difficult the circumstances become.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yân
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |