เผินๆ
pĕrn-pĕrnMeaning
1AdverbB1
superficially; at a glance
in a superficial way; at a glance; only looking quickly, not in detail.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)อีเมลee-maynอีเมลee-mayn1email; e-mail2[to] email [sb/sth]ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเผินๆpĕrn-pĕrnเผินๆpĕrn-pĕrnsuperficially; at a glanceเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
I only read his email superficially.
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มองmongเผินๆpĕrn-pĕrnแล้วláeoปัญหาbpan-hăaนี้néeดูเหมือนจะdoo mĕuuan jàง่ายngâaiแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoซับซ้อนsáp sónมากmâak
At a glance, this problem seems easy, but it's actually very complicated.
เราraoไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatตัดสินdtàt-sĭnคนkonได้dâiจากjàakการรู้จักgaan rú-jàkกันganแค่kâeเผินๆpĕrn-pĕrn
We can't judge a person just from knowing them superficially.
รายงานraai-ngaanฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeวิเคราะห์wí-króข้อมูลkôr moonเพียงpiiangเผินๆpĕrn-pĕrnทำให้tam hâiพลาดplâatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเชิงลึกcherng léukที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanไปbpai
This report only analyzed the data superficially, causing it to miss important in-depth details.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เผินๆ said เผิน-เผิน?
pĕrn-pĕrn
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pĕrn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |