ออน
ɔɔnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be online; come online (colloq.)
to be connected to or become active on an online service, especially a chat or social platform
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillออนɔɔnออนɔɔn1[to] be online; come online (colloq.)2on; switched on (loanword)ในกลุ่มnai-glùmในกลุ่มnai-glùmin a group; among a groupอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainทักไปták-bpaiทักไปták-bpai[to] message [sb]; [to] text [sb]ได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … now
He’s online in the group now; you can message him.
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เดี๋ยวdǐiaoสองทุ่มsɔ̌ɔng-tûmฉันchǎnจะjàออนɔɔnไลฟ์laiขายkǎaiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaฝากfàakช่วยchûuaiแชร์chɛɛหน่อยnɔ̀iนะná
I’ll go live at 8 p.m. to sell clothes; please help share it.
พักเที่ยงpák-tîiangเราraoออนɔɔnพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganไหมmǎiจะได้jà-dâaiวิดีโอคอลwí-dii-oo-kɔɔnคุยกันkui-ganแป๊บหนึ่งbpɛ́p-nʉ̀ng
Shall we be online at the same time during lunch break so we can have a quick video call?
อินฟลูเอนเซอร์in-fluu-en-serคนkonนั้นnánออนonสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mĕrมากmâakพอporออนonไลฟ์láiทีไรtee raiผู้ชมpôo chomก็gâwพุ่งpûngทันทีtan tee
That influencer is online very regularly; whenever they go live, the viewer count spikes immediately.
2AdjectiveB2
on; switched on (loanword)
describes a device, function, or status as switched on or active; borrowed from English “on”
Examples
เปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-fai[to] turn on the light; [to] turn on the lightsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออนɔɔnออนɔɔn1[to] be online; come online (colloq.)2on; switched on (loanword)
Turn on the light for me; it’s not on yet.
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The computer was on all night, so it’s unusually hot.
เช็กchékสถานะเซิร์ฟเวอร์sà-tǎa-ná-sə́əp-wə̂əแล้วlɛ́ɛoตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiระบบrá-bòpหลักlàkออนɔɔnและlɛ́รับคำráp-kamสั่งsàngได้dâaiตามปกติdtaam-bpòk-gà-dtì
I checked the server status; the main system is on and accepting commands normally.
ช่วยchûuaiยืนยันyʉʉn-yanหน่อยnɔ̀iว่าwâaไมค์máiออนɔɔnจริงjingหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเสียงsǐiangประชุมbprà-chumไม่mâiเข้าkâo
Please confirm the mic is actually on, otherwise the meeting audio won’t be captured.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |