อาหารกลางวัน

aa-hǎan-glaang-wan

Meaning

1NounA1

lunch; the midday meal

The meal eaten around the middle of the day; lunch.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanlunch; the midday mealตอนเที่ยงdtɔɔn-tîiangตอนเที่ยงdtɔɔn-tîiang1noon; midday; noontime2at noon; around midday
I eat lunch at noon.
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วันนี้wan-níiอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
Lunch is very delicious today.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiฉันchǎnกินginก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoเป็นbpenอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wan
Yesterday, I had noodles for lunch.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเธอtəəจะjàไปbpaiกินginอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanกับgàpใครkrai
Who are you going to have lunch with tomorrow?

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

4 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

aa

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsfood; nourishmentPart 1
+
กลางวันglaang-wanกลางวันglaang-wan1daytime; daylight hours2by day; during the daydaytime; daylight hoursPart 2
อาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanlunch; the midday meallunch; the midday mealWord

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