ร้าน
ráanMeanings
1NounA1
shop; store
A place where goods or services are sold.
Examples
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This morning I went to buy snacks at the shop.
Tomorrow the shop will open at nine o’clock.
Yesterday the shop closed early because of a power outage.
2NounA1
restaurant; eatery
A place where food and drinks are sold and served.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleys
We eat at the restaurant on the corner of the alley.
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This restaurant has tasty soup.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnพาpaaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiร้านráanที่tîiขายkǎaiก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือgǔuai-dtǐiao-rʉʉa
Yesterday I took a friend to a restaurant that sells boat noodles.
คืนนี้keun néeเราraoนัดnátกันganที่têeร้านráanริมแม่น้ำrim mâe-náamเพราะpráwวิวดีwiu deeและláeมีmeeดนตรีdon-dtreeสดsòt
Tonight we’re meeting at the riverside restaurant because it has a nice view and live music.
3NounA2
booth; stall
A small stand or stall selling goods, especially in a market.
Examples
ตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháoตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháomorning marketมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallแผงขายpɛ̌ɛng-kǎaiแผงขายpɛ̌ɛng-kǎaistall; standผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
The morning market has many vegetable stalls.
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I stopped by a small stall in front of the market to buy snacks.
The roadside fruit stall discounted watermelons yesterday.
เวลาwee-laaไปงานbpai-ngaanวัดwátเราraoมักmákเห็นhěnร้านráanของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênร้านráanยิงปืนying-bpʉʉnจุกjùkน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaและlɛ́ร้านráanปาbpaaลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongเรียงกันriiang-gan
When going to temple fairs, we often see toy stalls, cork gun stalls, and balloon dart stalls lined up.
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
ráan
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 | — | — |