เวรดึก
ween-dʉ̀kMeaning
1NounB1
night shift
a work shift that takes place late at night.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเวรดึกween-dʉ̀kเวรดึกween-dʉ̀knight shiftที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospital
Tonight, Dad has to work the night shift at the hospital.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnเข้าเวรkâo-weenดึกdʉ̀kวันนี้wan-níiก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiง่วงนอนngûuang-nɔɔnมากmâakเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
I worked the night shift last night, so today I'm especially sleepy.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanและlɛ́ยามyaamเป็นbpenอาชีพaa-chîipที่tîiมักmákจะjàต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanเวรดึกween-dʉ̀k
Nurses and security guards are jobs that often require working the night shift.
การทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanเวรดึกween-dʉ̀kเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanอาจàatส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaชีวิตchii-wítรวนruuanได้dâai
Working the night shift regularly for a long period can negatively affect your health and disrupt your biological clock.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
ween
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เวรweenเวรween1duty; duty shift; rotation2karma; retribution3damn; crap (mild curse)4enmity; hostility; vengeanceduty; duty shift; rotationPart 1
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เวรดึกween-dʉ̀kเวรดึกween-dʉ̀knight shiftnight shiftWord