วันคืน
wan-kʉʉnMeaning
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days and nights; time
Days and nights considered together; by extension, passing time or a period of life.
Examples
วันคืนwan-kʉʉnวันคืนwan-kʉʉndays and nights; timeผ่านไปpàan-bpaiผ่านไปpàan-bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The days and nights have passed so quickly. I’ve already been here for a month.
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ฉันchǎnคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngวันคืนwan-kʉʉnที่tîiเราraoเคยkəəiอยู่ด้วยกันyùu-dûuai-ganแม้mɛ́ɛตอนนั้นdtɔɔn-nánจะมีjà-miiเงินngənไม่มากmâi-mâak
I miss the days we spent living together, even though we didn’t have much money then.
ช่วงchûuangที่têeรอrorผลสอบpŏn sòpวันคืนwan keuunผ่านไปpàan bpaiอย่างyàangช้าcháaๆ-เพราะpráwฉันchănกังวลgang-wonมากmâak
While I was waiting for the exam results, time passed slowly because I was so anxious.
แม้mɛ́ɛวันคืนwan-kʉʉnจะjàล่วงเลยไปlûuang-ləəi-bpaiหลายlǎaiปีbpiiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpบ้านbâanหลังlǎngนั้นnánยังคงyang-kongชัดเจนchát-jeenราวกับraao-gàpเพิ่งpə̂ngจากมาjàak-maaเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan
Although years have passed, my memories of that house remain as vivid as if I had left it only yesterday.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)nighttime; nightPart 2
วันคืนwan-kʉʉnวันคืนwan-kʉʉndays and nights; timedays and nights; timeWord