เบรน
breenMeaning
1NounB2
brain; intelligence
brain or intelligence (English loanword, often used in slang or informal contexts)
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛngออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛng[to] exert effort; [to] use strengthเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเบรนbreenเบรนbreenbrain; intelligenceนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
This job doesn't require any physical exertion at all, just a little bit of brain is enough.
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He is someone with brains, but sometimes he's just a bit too lazy.
ถ้าtâaอยากจะyàak-jàเอาชนะao-chá-náคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngในnaiตลาดdtà-làatนี้níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaคนkonมีmiiเบรนbreenมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiวางwaangแผนกลยุทธ์pɛ̌ɛn-gon-lá-yút
If we want to beat the competitors in this market, we need to find people with brains to help plan the strategy.
ยุคyúkนี้níiคนkonที่tîiมีmiiเบรนbreenและlɛ́รู้จักrúu-jàkพลิกแพลงplík-plɛɛngสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanมักจะmák-jàได้เปรียบdâai-bprìiapเสมอsà-mə̌ə
In this era, people who have brains and know how to adapt to situations always have the advantage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บร, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
breen
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |