เผอิญ
pà-əənMeaning
1AdverbB1
by chance; coincidentally
happening by chance, without being planned; coincidentally; accidentally.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เผอิญpà-əənเผอิญpà-əənby chance; coincidentallyเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowสมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofประถมbprà-tǒmประถมbprà-tǒm1primary; elementary (level of school)2primary education (level)
I went to the mall today and coincidentally ran into a friend from elementary school.
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ผมpǒmกำลังจะgam-lang-jàโทรหาtoo-hǎaเขาkǎoพอดีpɔɔ-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเผอิญpà-əənเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂โทรเข้ามาtoo-kâo-maaหาhǎaก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
I was just about to call him, but coincidentally, he called me first.
เราraoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiนัดnátกันganเลยləəiนะnáแต่dtɛ̀ɛเผอิญpà-əənใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaสีsǐiเดียวกันdiiao-ganมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanวันนี้wan-níi
We didn't plan it at all, but we coincidentally wore the same color shirt to work today.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในnaiวันนั้นwan-nánส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópอย่างใหญ่หลวงyàang-yài-lǔuangต่อdtɔ̀ɔอนาคตà-naa-kótของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nโดยdooiเผอิญpà-əənและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kít
His decision that day had a huge impact on the company's future, which was something that happened coincidentally and no one had anticipated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เผอิญ said ผะ-เอิน?
pà-əən
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |