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yànMeaning
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[to] fear; [to] flinch
to fear, to be afraid, to flinch, or to be daunted (often used in negative constructions to mean being fearless or unflinching)
Examples
ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekproject (work/assignment)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หนักหนาnàk-nǎaหนักหนาnàk-nǎa1severe; grave; very serious2very; severely; intenselyแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หยั่นyànหยั่นyàn[to] fear; [to] flinchอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoalready; anyway; of course
No matter how tough this project is, we are absolutely not afraid.
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คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngจะjàเก่งgèngมาจากmaa-jàakไหนnǎiทีมtiimของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoก็gɔ̂พร้อมprɔ́ɔmสู้sûuแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่mâiหยั่นyàn
Wherever the opponents' skills come from, our team is ready to fight without flinching.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkมากมายmâak-maaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiหยั่นyànและlɛ́เดินหน้าdəən-nâaทำตามtam-dtaamความฝันkwaam-fǎnต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Even though he had to face many obstacles, he never flinched and continued moving forward to pursue his dream.
นักมวยnák-muuaiคนนี้kon-níiมีmiiหัวใจhǔua-jaiที่tîiเด็ดเดี่ยวdèt-dìiaoไม่mâiหยั่นyànต่อdtɔ̀ɔหมัดmàtของkɔ̌ɔngคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuที่tîiรัวruuaเข้ามาkâo-maaอย่างหนักหน่วงyàang-nàk-nùuang
This boxer has a resolute heart, unflinching against the opponent's heavily raining punches.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yàn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |