แคนทีน
kɛɛn-tiinMeaning
1NounA2
canteen; cafeteria
a place in a school, office, or factory where food and meals are sold and eaten; a cafeteria.
Examples
ตอนเที่ยงdtɔɔn-tîiangตอนเที่ยงdtɔɔn-tîiang1noon; midday; noontime2at noon; around middayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแคนทีนkɛɛn-tiinแคนทีนkɛɛn-tiincanteen; cafeteria
At noon, I eat at the canteen.
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Let's meet at the school canteen during the lunch break, okay?
แคนทีนkɛɛn-tiinที่tîiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnมีmiiอาหารaa-hǎanอร่อยà-rɔ̀iและlɛ́ราคาไม่แพงraa-kaa-mâi-pɛɛng
The canteen at my office has delicious and inexpensive food.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛแคนทีนkɛɛn-tiinเปลี่ยนbplìianเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngใหม่màiเมนูอาหารmee-nuu-aa-hǎanก็gɔ̂หลากหลายlàak-lǎaiขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́มีmiiอาหารaa-hǎanเพื่อสุขภาพpʉ̂ʉa-sùk-kà-pâapให้เลือกhâi-lʉ̂ʉakด้วยdûuai
Ever since the canteen changed its owner, the food menu has become more varied and there are also healthy options to choose from.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kɛɛn
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
แคนkɛɛnแคนkɛɛn1khaen (Lao–Isan mouth organ)2Khaen (nickname/given name)3takian tree; Hopea odorata (Isan)4white meranti; Shorea roxburghii (Isan)khaen (Lao–Isan mouth organ)Part 1
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แคนทีนkɛɛn-tiinแคนทีนkɛɛn-tiincanteen; cafeteriacanteen; cafeteriaWord