สอน

sŏn

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] teach [sb] [sth]

to help someone learn a subject or skill by giving lessons or guidance

Examples

ครูสอนkruu sŏnครูสอนkruu sŏn[to] teach (used after subject ‘teacher’)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชั้นเรียนchán riianชั้นเรียนchán riian1class; lesson; course session2class/group of students3class level; grade/yearทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
The teacher teaches Thai in the classroom every day.
2NounB1

[to] instruct; train [sb]

to give directions or practical training to someone on how to do something

Examples

พี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)ชายสอนchaai sŏnฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)หุงhŭngหุงhŭng[to] cook riceข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toหม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer/power supply (slang)ไฟฟ้าfai fáaไฟฟ้าfai fáa1electric; electrical2electricity; electric power
My older brother taught me how to cook rice with an electric cooker.
3NounB2

[to] admonish; give moral guidance

to advise or correct someone to improve their behavior or conduct

Examples

แม่สอนmâe sŏnแม่สอนmâe sŏnmother teaches; taught by mother (contextual)ให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1give us; give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขัดคอkàt korขัดคอkàt kor1[to] interrupt; talk over [sb]2[to] contradict; gainsay [sb]ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)
Mom teaches us to speak politely and not interrupt elders.

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