เท็น
tenMeaning
1Proper nounB1
Thai nickname “Ten”
A Thai nickname or given name, typically romanized as Ten; used as a personal name, not the numeral.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเท็นtenเท็นtenThai nickname “Ten”เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
That person's name is Ten. He is from Chiang Mai.
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ถ้าtâaมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əไปbpaiถามtǎamเท็นtenได้เลยdâai-ləəiเขาkǎoเก่งมากgèng-mâak
If you have a computer problem, you can go ask Ten. He's very good at it.
เท็นtenโทรมาtoo-maaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàมาmaaสายsǎaiประมาณbprà-maan15นาทีnaa-tiiเพราะprɔ́รถติดrót-dtìtมากmâak
Ten called to say he will be about 15 minutes late because the traffic is very bad.
คุณkunเท็นtenซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenผู้จัดการโครงการpûu-jàt-gaan-kroong-gaanคนใหม่kon-màiได้dâaiนำเสนอแนวคิดnam-sà-nə̌ə-nɛɛo-kítที่tîiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiในnaiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi
Mr. Ten, who is the new project manager, presented an interesting concept at yesterday's meeting.
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
ten
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 | — | — |