สัญจร
sǎn-jɔɔnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] travel; be in transit
to travel or move from place to place, often along roads or routes; to be in transit
Examples
ฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnrainy season; wet season; monsoon seasonนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔnสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔn1[to] travel; be in transit2in transit; on the move (traffic/people)3itinerant; rovingด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
This rainy season, villagers have to travel by boat between villages.
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พ่อค้าpô káaสัญจรsăn-jonไปตามbpai dtaamถนนtà-nŏnสายsăaiเก่าgàoเพื่อpêuuaขายของkăai kŏngให้hâiชุมชนchum-chonต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
The traveling merchant moves along the old road to sell goods to various communities.
We traveled through many districts before reaching that mountain.
คณะสำรวจká-ná-sǎm-rùuatสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔnตามdtaamเส้นทางการค้าsên-taang-gaan-káaดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บข้อมูลgèp-kɔ̂ɔ-muunการเคลื่อนย้ายgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-yáaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konในnaiภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâak
The expedition traveled along traditional trade routes to collect data on the movement of people in the region.
2AdjectiveB2
in transit; on the move (traffic/people)
moving or passing through an area, especially of traffic or people on the road
Examples
ช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháaoช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháao1the morning period2in the morningรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔnสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔn1[to] travel; be in transit2in transit; on the move (traffic/people)3itinerant; rovingหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂n1dense; crowded2thick; compactบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนสายหลักtà-nǒn-sǎai-làkถนนสายหลักtà-nǒn-sǎai-làkmain road; major road
In the morning, traffic is heavy on the main road.
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เทศบาลtâyt-sà-baanขอความร่วมมือkŏr kwaam rûuam meuuให้hâiสัญจรsăn-jonช้าcháaๆ-หน้าnâaโรงเรียนrong rianเพื่อpêuuaความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt pai
The municipality asks people to move slowly when passing in front of the school for safety.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangสะพานsà-paanรถrótที่tîiสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔnผ่านpàanต้องdtɔ̂ngเลี่ยงlîiangไปbpaiใช้cháiเส้นทางsên-taangรองrɔɔngชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
Due to bridge construction, vehicles passing through must temporarily divert to secondary routes.
ทางtaangการติดตั้งgaan-dtìt-dtângป้ายเตือนbpâai-dtʉʉanและlɛ́ไฟกระพริบfai-grà-prípเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้สัญจรpûu-sǎn-jɔɔnในnaiบริเวณนี้bɔɔ-rí-ween-níi
The authorities installed warning signs and flashing lights for the safety of commuters in this area.
3AdjectiveB2
itinerant; roving
regularly moving from place to place for work or activity (e.g., itinerant services or events)
Examples
คลินิกklí-nìkคลินิกklí-nìk1clinic; medical facility2skills clinic; focused workshopสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔnสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔn1[to] travel; be in transit2in transit; on the move (traffic/people)3itinerant; rovingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaan1[to] provide/offer services; serve customers/users2[to] operate; be in service/available (of transport, systems, facilities)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityห่างไกลhàang-glaiห่างไกลhàang-glai1far; distant; remote2[to] be far from; lie far from3far removed from; safely distant from (danger, problems)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1week2classifier: weeks
The itinerant clinic will provide services to remote communities every week.
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งานหนังสือngaan năng-sĕuuสัญจรsăn-jonจัดjàtหมุนเวียนmŭn wiianตามdtaamจังหวัดjang-wàtต่างdtàangๆ-ตลอดปีdtà-lòt bpee
The traveling book fair is held in rotation across different provinces throughout the year.
ทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔnลงlongพื้นที่เก็บข้อมูลpʉ́ʉn-tîi-gèp-kɔ̂ɔ-muunตามdtaamตารางdtaa-raangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumทุกtúkกลุ่มglùmประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai
The itinerant research team goes into the field on schedule to cover all target population groups.
ศูนย์sǔunกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiสัญจรsǎn-jɔɔnให้คำปรึกษาhâi-kam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaฟรีfriiในnaiชุมชนchum-chonแรงงานrɛɛng-ngaanย้ายถิ่นyáai-tìnตามdtaamรอบrɔ̂ɔpปฏิทินbpà-dtì-tin
The itinerant legal center provides free consultations in migrant worker communities according to the calendar rotation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สัญจร said สัญ-จอน?
sǎn-jɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎn
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 | — | — |