เช่นนั้น(chên nán)
Meanings
1AdverbB2
like that; in that way; thus
in that manner; the same way as just mentioned or shown
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เช่นนั้นchên nánเช่นนั้นchên nán1like that; in that way; thus2then; in that case3such; that kind ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitไม่พอใจmâi por jaiไม่พอใจmâi por jai[to be] dissatisfied; displeased; unhappy (with [sth]/[sb])เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
Why did you speak to me in that manner? Did I do something to displease you?
2AdverbB2
then; in that case
used as a connective meaning ‘if so; in that case’, especially in the phrase ถ้าเช่นนั้นถ้าเช่นนั้นtâa chên nánin that case; if so ‘if so’
Examples
ข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exteriorฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourเหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เช่นนั้นchên nánเช่นนั้นchên nán1like that; in that way; thus2then; in that case3such; that kind ofเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
Is it raining heavily outside? In that case, we should wait for the rain to stop before going home.
3determinerB2
such; that kind of
referring to something of that type or kind, as previously mentioned
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปร่างหน้าตาrôop-râang nâa dtaaรูปร่างหน้าตาrôop-râang nâa dtaaappearance; looksเช่นนั้นchên nánเช่นนั้นchên nán1like that; in that way; thus2then; in that case3such; that kind ofมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerก่อนเลยgòn loeiก่อนเลยgòn loei1first; before anything else2you first; go ahead
I've never seen an animal of that kind of appearance before.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ฉันนั้นchăn nánฉันนั้นchăn nánso; in that way
so; in that way
แบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)
- like that; in that way
- that kind of; that type of
- that kind/that sort (of thing/person)
อย่างนั้นyàang nánอย่างนั้นyàang nán1like that; in that way2that kind (pronoun)3that kind of (determiner)
- like that; in that way
- that kind (pronoun)
- that kind of (determiner)
ถ้าอย่างนั้นtâa yàang nánถ้าอย่างนั้นtâa yàang nánif so; in that case
if so; in that case
ถ้างั้นtâa ngánถ้างั้นtâa ngánif so; in that case; then
if so; in that case; then
Word Breakdown
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เช่นนั้นchên nánเช่นนั้นchên nánlike that; in that way; thus