วัน
wanMeanings
1NounA1
day
A period of 24 hours; a specific date or day of the week.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีนัดmii-nátมีนัดmii-nát[to] have an appointment/meeting/dateกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shaman
Today I have a doctor’s appointment.
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Tomorrow is Friday.
We went to the beach last Saturday.
His birthday is on the fifteenth next month.
2NounA2
daytime; daylight
The time during a day when it is light outside.
Examples
หน้าหนาวnâa-nǎaoหน้าหนาวnâa-nǎao1winter; the cold season2in winter; during the cold seasonนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsเวลากลางวันwee-laa-glaang-wanเวลากลางวันwee-laa-glaang-wandaytimeสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseแดดdɛ̀ɛtแดดdɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshineหายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
In winter the daylight hours are short; the sunlight fades quickly.
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Yesterday the daylight lasted longer than I thought.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiคงkongเป็นกลางbpen-glaangวันที่wan-tîiยาวyaaoเพราะprɔ́พระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòkช้าcháa
Tomorrow will probably be a long day because the sun sets late.
ช่วงchûuangหน้าร้อนnâa-rɔ́ɔnช่วงchûuangเวลากลางวันwee-laa-glaang-wanยาวyaaoขึ้นkʉ̂nทำtamให้hâiเราraoทำงานtam-ngaanกลางแจ้งglaang-jɛ̂ɛngได้dâaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaเดิมdəəm
During summer the days get longer, allowing us to do more outdoor work.
3ClassifierA2
classifier: days
Classifier used to count days.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2[to] stay; lodge3interval; stretch; spellสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkɔ̂iค่อยkɔ̂i1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to work
I’ll rest for three days and then go back to work.
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Submit the work within seven days, or you’ll be fined.
The course takes nine days, with homework every day.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |