วันวาน
wan-waanMeanings
1NounC1
yesterday (poetic)
yesterday; used in a literary or nostalgic tone rather than everyday scheduling
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)วันวานwan-waanวันวานwan-waan1yesterday (poetic)2bygone days; the pastทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làpนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp[to] be unable to sleep; [to] suffer from insomniaทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire night
What happened yesterday kept me awake all night.
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ความสุขkwaam-sùkของkɔ̌ɔngวันวานwan-waanได้dâaiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเพียงpiiangความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamที่tîiห่างไกลhàang-glaiในnaiวันนี้wan-níiเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛo
The joy of yesterday has already become but a distant memory today.
อย่าyàaมัวmuuaอาลัยaa-laiถึงtʉ̌ngความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatของkɔ̌ɔngวันวานwan-waanแต่dtɛ̀ɛจงjongใช้cháiมันmanเป็นbpenบทเรียนbòt-riianสำหรับsǎm-ràpวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níi
Don't mourn the mistakes of yesterday; instead, use them as a lesson for tomorrow.
ภาพpâapเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaวันวานwan-waanยังคงyang-kongแจ่มชัดjɛ̀m-chátราวกับraao-gàpเพิ่งpə̂ngเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเมื่อสักครู่mʉ̂ʉa-sàk-krûuนี้níiเองeeng
The image of yesterday's events is still as vivid as if it just happened a moment ago.
2NounC1
bygone days; the past
times long past; earlier days, often evoking nostalgia
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ng1[to] think of; recall [sb/sth]2[to] consider; take into considerationเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันวานwan-waanวันวานwan-waan1yesterday (poetic)2bygone days; the pastก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
When I think about stories from the old days, it always makes me smile.
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บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatของkŏngกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpในnaiวันวานwan waanแตกต่างdtàek dtàangจากjàakปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banมากmâakมีmeeความสงบkwaam sà-ngòpและláeเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâaiกว่าgwàaนี้née
The atmosphere of Bangkok in earlier days was very different from today; it was calmer and simpler.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamอันanแสนsɛ̌ɛnหวานwǎanในnaiวันวานwan-waanก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongตราตรึงdtraa-dtrʉngอยู่ในyùu-naiใจjaiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiลืมเลือนlʉʉm-lʉʉan
No matter how much time has passed, the sweet memories of days gone by remain etched in my heart, never to be forgotten.
บทเพลงbòt plengเก่าๆgào gàoมักจะmák jàพาpaaเราraoย้อนกลับไปyón glàp bpaiสู่sòoความรุ่งโรจน์kwaam rûng rôhtของkŏngวันวานwan waanที่têeทุกอย่างtúk yàangดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanจะjàเปี่ยมไปด้วยbpìiam bpai dûuaiความหวังkwaam wăng
Old songs often take us back to the glory of times long past, when everything seemed to be full of hope.
Tones
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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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วานwaanวานwaan1[to] ask (someone to do something); request a favor2yesterday (chiefly in compounds)[to] ask (someone to do something); request a favorPart 2
วันวานwan-waanวันวานwan-waanyesterday (poetic)yesterday (poetic)Word