สวนมา
sǔuan-maaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] come from the opposite direction
to come toward someone or something from the opposite direction, especially in traffic; to approach head-on
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; classกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)จักรยานjàk-grà-yaanจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanbicycle; bikeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขี่kìiขี่kìi1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overสวนมาsǔuan-maaสวนมาsǔuan-maa[to] come from the opposite direction
I almost collided with a bicycle that was coming from the opposite direction.
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ตอนdtɔɔnกำลังจะgam-lang-jàเลี้ยวlíiaoออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakซอยsɔɔiมีmiiรถกระบะrót-grà-bàคันkanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngขับkàpสวนมาsǔuan-maaด้วยdûuaiความเร็วสูงkwaam-reo-sǔung
When I was about to turn out of the alley, a pickup truck came from the opposite direction at high speed.
ขณะที่kà-nà-tîiเดินdəənอยู่ในyùu-naiตลาดdtà-làatผมpǒmเจอjəəเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoที่เดินtîi-dəənสวนมาsǔuan-maaโดยบังเอิญdooi-bang-əən
While walking in the market, I accidentally ran into an old friend who was walking toward me.
อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́คนขับkon-kàpหลับlàpในnaiและlɛ́ขับkàpข้ามkâamเลนleenไปbpaiชนchonรถrótที่tîiวิ่งwîngสวนมาsǔuan-maaอย่างจังyàang-jang
The accident happened because the driver fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the lane, and crashed head-on into a car coming from the opposite direction.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǔuan
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)garden; orchard; parkPart 1
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
สวนมาsǔuan-maaสวนมาsǔuan-maa[to] come from the opposite direction[to] come from the opposite directionWord