แคนยอน
kɛɛn-yɔɔnMeaning
1NounB1
canyon; gorge
a deep valley with steep rock sides and often a stream or river flowing through it, typically used as a loanword from English
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ฝันfǎnฝันfǎn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizeอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out; visit (for fun)2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeingแกรนด์grɛɛnแกรนด์grɛɛngrand; magnificentแคนยอนkɛɛn-yɔɔnแคนยอนkɛɛn-yɔɔncanyon; gorgeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; stateอเมริกาà-mee-rí-gaaอเมริกาà-mee-rí-gaa1the United States (common Thai usage)2the Americas (context-dependent)สักครั้งsàk-krángสักครั้งsàk-krángonce; at least once; even once
I dream of visiting the Grand Canyon in America at least once.
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เราraoเช่ารถchâo-rótขับkàpไปดูbpai-duuแคนยอนkɛɛn-yɔɔnที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamในช่วงnai-chûuangวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaao
We rented a car to drive and see the beautiful canyon during the long weekend.
เมื่อmêuuaมองmongลงไปlong bpaiที่têeก้นgônแคนยอนkaen-yonเราraoจะjàเห็นhĕnแม่น้ำmâe námสายsăaiเล็กlékๆ-ไหลผ่านlăi pàan
Looking down to the bottom of the canyon, we can see a small river flowing through.
การเดินป่าgaan-dəən-bpàaลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiแคนยอนkɛɛn-yɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaและlɛ́ความระมัดระวังkwaam-rá-mát-rá-wangเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâakเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakทางtaangที่tîiลาดชันlâat-chan
Hiking down into the canyon requires a lot of time and extreme caution due to the steep trail.
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 | — | — |