รั้น
ránMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
stubborn; obstinate
refusing to change your opinion or attitude, even when others think you are being unreasonable
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personรั้นránรั้นránstubborn; obstinateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This child is very stubborn; he refuses to eat vegetables at all.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangรั้นránถ้าtâaเขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiอะไรà-raiไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoจะjàเปลี่ยนใจbplìian-jaiยากมากyâak-mâak
My boss is quite stubborn. If he has already made a decision, it's very difficult to change his mind.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛทุกคนtúk-konจะjàบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเขาkǎoคิดkítผิดpìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangรั้นránที่จะtîi-jàทำตามtam-dtaamความคิดkwaam-kítของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Even though everyone told him he was wrong, he was still stubborn and insisted on doing things his own way.
ความkwaamรั้นránของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoพลาดplâatโอกาสoh-gàatดีๆdee deeไปbpaiหลายlăaiครั้งkrángเพราะpráwไม่เคยmâi koieยอมรับฟังyom ráp fangคำแนะนำkam náe namของkŏngใครkraiเลยloie
His stubbornness has caused him to miss many good opportunities because he never agrees to listen to anyone's advice.
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
rán
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 | — | — |