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ráan-jeeMeaning
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vegetarian restaurant
a restaurant that serves vegan or vegetarian food, specifically following Chinese Buddhist dietary rules which exclude meat and pungent vegetables
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วันพระwan-práวันพระwan-práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเลยไปləəi-bpaiเลยไปləəi-bpai[to] go past; [to] overshootซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâaoside dishes; viandsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านเจráan-jeeร้านเจráan-jeevegetarian restaurant
Today is a Buddhist holy day, so my mom went to buy food at a vegetarian restaurant.
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ช่วงchûuangเทศกาลกินเจtêet-sà-gaan-gin-jeeร้านเจráan-jeeทุกtúkร้านráanจะมีjà-miiลูกค้าlûuk-káaแน่นnɛ̂nมากmâak
During the Vegetarian Festival, every J-food restaurant is packed with customers.
ร้านเจráan-jeeตรงdtrongหัวhǔuaมุมถนนmum-tà-nǒnไม่mâiใช้cháiผักpàkที่tîiมีmiiกลิ่นฉุนglìn-chǔnอย่างyàangกระเทียมgrà-tiiamหรือrʉ̌ʉหัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔmในnaiการทำอาหารgaan-tam-aa-hǎanเลยləəi
The vegetarian restaurant at the corner of the street doesn't use pungent vegetables like garlic or onions in their cooking at all.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเมนูmee-nuuของkɔ̌ɔngร้านเจráan-jeeแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiจะjàใช้cháiเนื้อสัตว์nʉ́ʉa-sàtเทียมtiiamที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakโปรตีนbproo-dtiinถั่วเหลืองtùua-lʉ̌ʉangแต่dtɛ̀ɛรสชาติrót-châatและlɛ́เนื้อสัมผัสnʉ́ʉa-sǎm-pàtกลับglàpเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเนื้อสัตว์nʉ́ʉa-sàtจริงjingอย่างyàangเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa
Although the menu at this vegetarian restaurant uses mock meat made from soy protein, the taste and texture are incredibly similar to real meat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เจjeeเจjee1Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)2jay food; vegan dish (Chinese Buddhist style)Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)Part 2
ร้านเจráan-jeeร้านเจráan-jeevegetarian restaurantvegetarian restaurantWord