ฮ้าน
háanMeanings
1NounB1
shop; store
a shop, store, or commercial establishment (Northern and Isan dialect variant of ร้านร้านráan1restaurant; eatery2booth; stall3shop; store)
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฮ้านháanฮ้านháan1shop; store2raised platform; scaffoldป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)สีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเด้อdə̂əเด้อdə̂əsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
I will go buy some snacks at Auntie Si's shop first.
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มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiฮ้านháanก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiปิดbpìtไวwaiกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtì
Today the noodle shop at the entrance of the alley closed earlier than usual.
แถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanเฮาhaoมีmiiฮ้านháanขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngชำchamเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiหลายlǎaiฮ้านháanเลยləəi
There are many newly opened grocery shops around our house.
ช่วงchûuangเทศกาลปีใหม่têet-sà-gaan-bpii-màiฮ้านháanอาหารaa-hǎanแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiคนkonสิsìแน่นnɛ̂nหลายlǎaiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngจองคิวjɔɔng-kiuล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâa
During the New Year festival, the restaurants around here will be so crowded that you have to book a queue in advance.
2NounC1
raised platform; scaffold
a raised platform, scaffold, or staging
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeฮ้านháanฮ้านháan1shop; store2raised platform; scaffoldให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)บวบbùuapบวบbùuapluffa; sponge gourd (plant/fruit)เลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเลื้อยlʉ́ʉai1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchโครงkroongโครงkroong1framework; structure; skeleton2outline; rough plan; draftไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implement
Dad is making a trellis for the loofah plant to climb up along the wooden frame.
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ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanช่วยกันchûuai-ganสร้างsâangฮ้านháanไม้ไผ่máai-pàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiสำหรับsǎm-ràpปลูกผักbplùuk-pàkประเภทbprà-pêetไม้เลื้อยmáai-lʉ́ʉai
The gardeners helped each other build bamboo trellises in preparation for planting climbing vegetables.
การตั้งgaan-dtângฮ้านháanหมอลำmɔ̌ɔ-lamในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bunประเพณีbprà-pee-niiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแห่งhɛ̀ngความรื่นเริงkwaam-rʉ̂ʉn-rəəngของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
Setting up a molam stage at a traditional merit-making festival is considered a symbol of community festivity.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitชาวนาchaao-naaจะjàสร้างsâangฮ้านháanไว้wáiกลางglaangทุ่งนาtûng-naaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiเป็นbpenที่พักผ่อนtîi-pák-pɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́คอยkɔɔiเฝ้าระวังfâo-rá-wangพืชผลpʉ̂ʉt-pǒnจากjàakนกกาnók-gaa
In the past, farmers would build a raised platform in the middle of the rice field to use as a resting place and to watch over their crops from birds.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
háan
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |