เชิญ
chəənMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] invite
to politely ask someone to come, attend, or join
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerงานวันเกิดngaan-wan-gə̀ətงานวันเกิดngaan-wan-gə̀ətbirthday party; birthday celebration (event)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Please invite your friends to the birthday party tomorrow.
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The university invites alumni to attend the meetup.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanเชิญchəənชุมชนchum-chonใกล้เคียงglâi-kiiangมาmaaร่วมrûuamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máai
The organizers invite the nearby community to join the tree-planting activity.
ทางtaangสถานทูตsà-tǎan-tûutเชิญchəənนักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanมาmaaบรรยายban-yaaiพิเศษpí-sèetในnaiหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâak
The embassy invites scholars to give a special lecture on regional cooperation.
2InterjectionA2
please; go ahead (polite imperative)
a polite word used to offer or permit an action (e.g., เชิญนั่ง ‘please have a seat’)
Examples
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Please help yourself to the documents at the front desk.
เชิญchernใช้บริการchái bo-rí-gaanตู้dtôoชำระเงินcham-rá ngernอัตโนมัติàt-noh-mátทางซ้ายtaang sáaiมือmeuu
Please use the self-service payment kiosk on the left.
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanพร้อมprɔ́ɔmแล้วlɛ́ɛoเชิญchəənตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลงนามlong-naam
The documents are ready; please review the details before signing.
3ParticleB1
please …; kindly … (formal)
placed before a verb to make a formal, polite invitation or request (e.g., เชิญนั่ง ‘please sit’, เชิญรับประทาน ‘please eat’)
Examples
เชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this pointครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Please have a seat here.
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Please fill in the information on the document completely before submitting.
Please turn off your mobile phones during the meeting.
เชิญchəənตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiสัญญาsǎn-yaaอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลงนามlong-naam
Please review the contract terms in detail before signing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chəən
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |