เชิญมา
chəən-maaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] invite [sb] to come
To politely ask someone to come to a place or an event.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)
I invited him to come to my house.
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He invited his friends to come to his birthday party.
คุณครูkun-kruuเชิญchəənผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngมาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumที่tîiโรงเรียนroong-riianในวันเสาร์นี้nai-wan-sǎo-níi
The teacher invited the parents to come to a meeting at the school this Saturday.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoขอเชิญkɔ̌ɔ-chəənท่านtânมาเยี่ยมmaa-yîiamชมบูธchom-bùutของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoในnaiงานแสดงสินค้าngaan-sà-dɛɛng-sǐn-káa
Our company would like to invite you to come visit our booth at the trade fair.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)[to] invitePart 1
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
เชิญมาchəən-maaเชิญมาchəən-maa[to] invite [sb] to come[to] invite [sb] to comeWord