ย้อน
yɔ́ɔnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] turn/go back; reverse; rewind
to move back or return to an earlier point, turn in the opposite direction, or reverse/rewind something (literal or figurative)
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileพลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in errorทางเข้าtaang-kâoทางเข้าtaang-kâoentrance; entrywayเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toย้อนกลับไปyɔ́ɔn-glàp-bpaiย้อนกลับไปyɔ́ɔn-glàp-bpai[to] go back; [to] returnอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostกิโลเมตรgì-loo-méetกิโลเมตรgì-loo-méet1kilometer; km2kilometer (classifier for distance)
We missed the entrance, so we had to go back one more kilometer.
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ถ้าtâaขับเลยkàp-ləəiแยกyɛ̂ɛkนี้níiไปbpaiต้องdtɔ̂ngย้อนyɔ́ɔnมาmaaทางtaangเดิมdəəmเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiทางtaangกลับรถglàp-rót
If you drive past this intersection, you must turn back the same way because there’s no U-turn.
I pressed the rewind button to watch that scene again.
หลังlǎngติดตั้งdtìt-dtângผิดpìtด้านdâanช่างchângจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngถอดtɔ̀ɔtชิ้นส่วนchín-sùuanออกɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoย้อนyɔ́ɔnขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการประกอบgaan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp
After installing it the wrong way, the technician had to remove the parts and reverse the assembly steps.
2VerbB1
[to] look back; recall; refer back (to the past)
to think about, mention, or return to something in the past; to go back to an earlier topic or time
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forย้อนกลับไปyɔ́ɔn-glàp-bpaiย้อนกลับไปyɔ́ɔn-glàp-bpai[to] go back; [to] returnพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ng1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...บทเรียนbòt-riianบทเรียนbòt-riian1lesson (curriculum unit)2lesson (what one learns)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeksที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛoที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The teacher would like to go back and talk about last week’s lesson first.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคิดkítย้อนyɔ́ɔnถึงtʉ̌ngวัยเด็กwai-dèkฉันchǎnนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngกลิ่นglìnฝนfǒnหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเสมอsà-mə̌ə
When I think back to my childhood, I always remember the smell of rain in front of my house.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumเราraoควรkuuanย้อนyɔ́ɔnทบทวนtóp-tuuanสาเหตุsǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเสนอsà-nə̌əทางแก้taang-gɛ̂ɛ
In the meeting, we should revisit the causes of the problem before proposing solutions.
สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiพาpaaย้อนไปyɔ́ɔn-bpaiสำรวจsǎm-rùuatเหตุการณ์สำคัญhèet-gaan-sǎm-kanที่tîiหล่อหลอมlɔ̀ɔ-lɔ̌ɔmสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiยุคใหม่yúk-mài
This documentary takes us back to examine key events that shaped modern Thai society.
3VerbB2
retro-; back- (prefixal use)
used before another verb to indicate doing something back to a previous state or earlier time (e.g., rewind, revert)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseพิมพ์pimพิมพ์pim1[to] type; key in2[to] print (produce text/images)3print; impression4model; pattern; form5mold; dieผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)กดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold downย้อนyɔ́ɔnย้อนyɔ́ɔn1[to] turn/go back; reverse; rewind2[to] look back; recall; refer back (to the past)3retro-; back- (prefixal use)4[to] retort; talk backแก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteractข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaam1message; text2statement; contentก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerส่งsòngส่งsòng1[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 off
If you type something wrong, press revert to fix the message before sending.
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ระบบrá-bòpสามารถsǎa-mâatย้อนyɔ́ɔnการตั้งค่าgaan-dtâng-kâaกลับไปglàp-bpaiเป็นbpenค่าkâaเดิมdəəmได้dâaiในnaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngคลิกklík
The system can revert the settings back to the original with one click.
ผู้ใช้pûu-cháiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakย้อนyɔ́ɔnเวอร์ชันไฟล์wəə-chan-faiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลับไปglàp-bpaiสู่sùuสภาพsà-pâapก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถูกtùukแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
The user chose to roll back the file version to return it to the state before it was edited.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเกิดgə̀ətปัญหาbpan-hǎaเราraoจึงjʉngย้อนyɔ́ɔnขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnติดตั้งdtìt-dtângเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคืนkʉʉnค่าซอฟต์แวร์kâa-sɔ́ɔp-wɛɛให้hâiเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
When a problem occurred, we reverted the installation steps to restore the software to its original state.
4VerbB2
[to] retort; talk back
to reply sharply or argumentatively; to talk back
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
yɔ́ɔn
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 | — | — |