เชือน
chʉʉanMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] delay; dawdle
to delay, dawdle, or linger
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แชเชือนchɛɛ-chʉʉanแชเชือนchɛɛ-chʉʉan[to] dawdle; [to] lingerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)
She likes to dawdle and won't hurry to finish her homework.
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ถ้าtâaรีบrîipเดินทางdəən-taangก็gɔ̂อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛเชือนแชchʉʉan-chɛɛเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàตกdtòkรถไฟrót-faiเอาaoได้dâai
If you're in a hurry to travel, don't linger around or you might miss the train.
การแก้ไขปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi-bpan-hǎaความยากจนkwaam-yâak-jonเป็นbpenเรื่องเร่งด่วนrʉ̂ʉang-rêng-dùuanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanจะjàมัวmuuaแชเชือนchɛɛ-chʉʉanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Solving poverty is an urgent matter; the government can no longer afford to delay.
เขาkăoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาข้ออ้างhăa kô âangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangนานาnaa naaเพื่อpêuuaแชเชือนchae cheuuanการส่งมอบgaan sòng môpงานngaanให้กับhâi gàpลูกค้าlûuk-káa
He tried to find various excuses to delay delivering the work to the client.
2VerbB2
[to] deviate; digress
to deviate, digress, or turn aside from a path or topic
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเชือนchʉʉanเชือนchʉʉan1[to] delay; dawdle2[to] deviate; digressไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)อื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When asked about his girlfriend, he immediately digressed to another topic.
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ครูkruuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอย่าyàaเขียนkǐianเรียงความriiang-kwaamให้hâiเชือนchʉʉanไปbpaiจากjàakหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔที่tîiกำหนดgam-nòt
The teacher said not to write the essay deviating from the assigned topic.
วิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamได้dâaiไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongจุดjùtและlɛ́มักจะmák-jàพาpaaผู้ฟังpûu-fangเชือนchʉʉanไปbpaiจากjàakประเด็นหลักbprà-den-làkอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
The speaker didn't answer the questions directly and often led the audience to digress from the main issue.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnมาmaaอย่างดีyàang-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kítก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiทิศทางtít-taangของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanเชือนchʉʉanไปbpaiจากjàakเดิมdəəmเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
Even with good planning, unforeseen circumstances caused the project's direction to deviate slightly from the original.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chʉʉan
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 | — | — |