หลาน
lǎanMeanings
1NounA2
grandchild
The child of your son or daughter; gender-neutral.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หลานlǎanหลานlǎan1grandchild2niece or nephewทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become cool
I play with my grandchild every evening.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiหลานlǎanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnจะjàมาหาmaa-hǎaเพราะprɔ́พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเขาkǎoติดdtìtงานngaan
Tomorrow my grandchild will visit me because their parents are busy.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnพาpaaหลานlǎanไปbpaiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náและlɛ́ซื้อsʉ́ʉน้ำผลไม้náam-pǒn-lá-máaiให้hâi
Yesterday I took my grandchild to the park and bought them juice.
ฉันchǎnสอนsɔ̌ɔnหลานlǎanทำtamการบ้านคณิตศาสตร์gaan-bâan-ká-nít-dtà-sàatแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iอ่านàanนิทานní-taanก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnให้hâiเขาkǎoฟังfang
I help my grandchild with math homework and then read them a bedtime story.
2NounA2
niece or nephew
The child of your brother or sister; gender-neutral.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inหลานlǎanหลานlǎan1grandchild2niece or nephewไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic park
I took my nephew/niece to the park.
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My nephew/niece is my older sister’s child.
Tomorrow my nephew/niece will come to sleep over at the house.
ทุกtúkสุดสัปดาห์sùt-sàp-daaฉันchǎnช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛหลานlǎanเพราะprɔ́พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaan
Every weekend I help take care of my nephew/niece because their parents have to work.
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 ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lǎan
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 | — | — |