เบนช์
beenMeanings
1NounA2
bench (seat)
a long seat for several people, with or without a back; found in parks, gyms, locker rooms, etc.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีเบนช์mii-beenมีเบนช์mii-been[to] have a bench (weight bench)
There is a bench in the park.
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We sat and talked on the long bench in the park.
In the athletes' locker room, there are wooden benches to sit and rest on.
ทางtaangสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náเพิ่งpə̂ngติดตั้งdtìt-dtângเบนช์beenใหม่màiทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiที่นั่งtîi-nângพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnสำหรับsǎm-ràpประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The park has just installed new benches, providing more seating for the public to relax.
2NounB1
weight bench; bench press bench
a gym bench used for weight training, especially for performing the bench press
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downบนเบนช์bon-beenบนเบนช์bon-been1on the bench (physically)2on the bench (sports: as a substitute)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyยกน้ำหนักyók-nám-nàkยกน้ำหนักyók-nám-nàk1[to] lift weights; do weight training2weightlifting (sport)
He is lying on the bench to prepare for weightlifting.
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ผมpǒmอยากyàakเล่นlênอกบนòk-bonแต่dtɛ̀ɛมีmiiคนใช้kon-cháiเบนช์ปรับระดับbeen-ráp-rá-dàpอยู่yùuพอดีpɔɔ-dii
I want to do an incline press, but someone is using the adjustable bench right now.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเล่นlênท่าเบนช์เพรสtâa-been-prêetอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmปรับระดับbpràp-rá-dàpของkɔ̌ɔngเบนช์beenให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpตัวเองdtuua-eengนะná
Before doing the bench press, don't forget to adjust the bench to a level that suits you.
การฝึกกล้ามเนื้อgaan-fʉ̀k-glâam-nʉ́ʉaอกòkให้hâiครบkrópทุกtúkส่วนsùuanจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทั้งtángเบนช์ราบbeen-râapและlɛ́เบนช์ปรับระดับbeen-ráp-rá-dàpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaในnaiมุมmumที่tîiต่างกันdtàang-gan
To train all parts of the chest muscles, it is necessary to use both a flat bench and an incline bench to stimulate the muscles from different angles.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เบนช์ said เบน?
been
- Silent letterช์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
been
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ช์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |