เพียร
piianMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] persevere; be diligent; keep trying
to keep trying with steady, patient effort; to persist
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพียรpiianเพียรpiian1[to] persevere; be diligent; keep trying2diligent; perseveringฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang1[to] pronounce2[to] vote; cast a voteได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerชัดchátชัดchát1clear; sharp (visible/audible)2clear; definite3clearlyขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He keeps practicing speaking every day until his pronunciation has become much clearer.
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ถ้าtâaเพียรpiianทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang sà-màm-sà-mĕrความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jaiก็gâwจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเองayng
If you persist in doing homework consistently, your understanding will gradually increase.
เขาkǎoเพียรpiianสะสมsà-sǒmประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiจนjonในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂พร้อมprɔ́ɔmรับrápงานngaanที่tîiท้าทายtáa-taaiกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
He patiently keeps accumulating experience bit by bit, until finally he is ready to take on more challenging work.
2AdjectiveB2
diligent; persevering
showing steady and patient effort; hardworking
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเพียรpiianเพียรpiian1[to] persevere; be diligent; keep trying2diligent; perseveringทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผลการเรียนpǒn-gaan-riianผลการเรียนpǒn-gaan-riian1grades; marks2academic performance; academic resultsดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂n1[to] improve; get better2better; improved3better (to a greater degree)
She works diligently on her homework every day until her grades improve.
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ช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉคนนี้kon-níiเป็นbpenคนkonเพียรpiianและlɛ́ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiฝึกฝนfʉ̀k-fǒnงานngaanละเอียดlá-ìiatมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpii
This craftsman has worked patiently on fine skills for many years.
เขาkăoเพียรpiianทำงานtam ngaanเบื้องหลังbêuuang lăngอย่างyàangเงียบngîiapๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiโครงการkrohng gaanสำเร็จsăm-rètตามdtaamกำหนดgam-nòt
He works steadily behind the scenes so the project meets the deadline.
นักวิจัยnák wí-jaiต้องdtôngเพียรpiianเก็บข้อมูลgèp kôr moonและláeตรวจทานdtrùuat taanซ้ำsámๆ-จึงjeungได้ผลdâi pŏnที่têeเชื่อถือได้chêuu tĕu dâi
Researchers must work diligently collecting and repeatedly reviewing data to obtain reliable results.
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 -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
piian
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 | — | — |