เวลานอน
wee-laa-nɔɔnMeanings
1NounA2
bedtime; time to go to bed
the designated time when someone is supposed to go to bed and start sleeping
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔnเวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔn1bedtime; time to go to bed2sleeping hours; period of sleepของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
This is your bedtime, sweetie.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnเช้าcháoวันนี้wan-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้านอนkâo-nɔɔnตามเวลาdtaam-wee-laaนอนnɔɔnนะná
I have to wake up early tomorrow, so today I must go to bed at my designated bedtime.
Last night I got caught up in a movie, so I went to bed way past my bedtime.
เด็กๆdèk dèkมักจะmák jàไม่mâiอยากyàakเข้านอนkâo nonเมื่อmêuuaถึงtĕungเวลานอนway-laa nonเพราะpráwยังyangอยากyàakเล่นlênอยู่yòo
Children often don't want to go to bed when it's their bedtime because they still want to play.
2NounB1
sleeping hours; period of sleep
the span of time during which someone sleeps
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-mii[to] need to have; be required to haveเวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔnเวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔn1bedtime; time to go to bed2sleeping hours; period of sleepให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)มากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
The doctor said I need to have a longer sleep duration.
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การมีgaan-miiเวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔnที่tîiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔเป็นbpenสิ่งสำคัญsìng-sǎm-kanสำหรับsǎm-ràpสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
Having a sufficient span of sleep is important for health.
ช่วงchûuangสอบsɔ̀ɔpฉันchǎnมีmiiเวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔnน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉจนดึกjon-dʉ̀k
During exams, my sleep duration becomes much shorter because I have to study until late at night.
การวิจัยgaan-wí-jaiชี้ให้เห็นchíi-hâi-hěnว่าwâaคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngเวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔnอาจàatมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanมากกว่าmâak-gwàaปริมาณbpà-rí-maanเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiao
Research indicates that the quality of one's sleep duration may be more important than just the quantity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wee
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
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เวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔnเวลานอนwee-laa-nɔɔnbedtime; time to go to bedbedtime; time to go to bedWord