เช่นเคย
chên-kəəiMeaning
1AdverbB1
as usual; as always
in the same way as before; as is usual.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsเช่นเคยchên-kəəiเช่นเคยchên-kəəias usual; as always
He came to work late today, as usual.
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หลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanพวกเราpûuak-raoก็gɔ̂ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoร้านประจำráan-bprà-jamเช่นเคยchên-kəəi
After work, we went to eat at our regular restaurant, as is usual.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangยิ้มแย้มแจ่มใสyím-yɛ́ɛm-jɛ̀m-sǎiเช่นเคยchên-kəəi
No matter how tired she is, she is still cheerful and smiling, in the same way as before.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongดำเนินต่อไปdam-nəən-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiได้dâaiด้วยดีdûuai-diiเช่นเคยchên-kəəi
Despite many obstacles, this project continues to proceed well, in the same way as before.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chên
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
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เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ever; before (past experience)Part 2
เช่นเคยchên-kəəiเช่นเคยchên-kəəias usual; as alwaysas usual; as alwaysWord