อ่านเกม
àan-geemMeaning
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[to] read the game or situation
To assess how a game or situation is developing and anticipate the moves or intentions of opponents or other people.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอ่านเกมàan-geemอ่านเกมàan-geem[to] read the game or situationได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do wellจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ส่งบอลsòng-bɔɔnส่งบอลsòng-bɔɔn[to] pass a ballไปทางไหนbpai-taang-nǎiไปทางไหนbpai-taang-nǎiwhich way?
He reads the game well, so he knows which way his opponents will pass the ball.
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เธอtəəอ่านเกมออกàan-geem-ɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaคนขายkon-kǎaiอยากyàakปิดการขายbpìt-gaan-kǎaiเร็วreoเลยləəiลองlɔɔngขอส่วนลดkɔ̌ɔ-sùuan-lótเพิ่มpə̂əm
She could tell that the seller wanted to close the deal quickly, so she tried asking for a bigger discount.
แม้mɛ́ɛทีมtiimของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoจะjàครองkrɔɔngบอลbɔɔnได้dâaiน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛโค้ชkóotอ่านเกมออกàan-geem-ɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngเริ่มrə̂əmเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiจึงjʉngสั่งให้sàng-hâiเร่งrêngบุกbùkในnaiช่วงท้ายchûuang-táai
Although our team had less possession, the coach read the game and saw that our opponents were tiring, so he told us to step up our attacks toward the end.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอ่านเกมออกàan-geem-ɔ̀ɔkว่าwâaอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiกำลังgam-langยื้อเวลาyʉ́ʉ-wee-laaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเราraoเสียเปรียบsǐia-bprìiapผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanจึงjʉngกำหนดgam-nòtเส้นตายsên-dtaaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jai
Realizing that the other side was stalling to put us at a disadvantage, the manager set a deadline for reaching a decision.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àan
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)[to] readPart 1
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อ่านเกมàan-geemอ่านเกมàan-geem[to] read the game or situation[to] read the game or situationWord