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chɛ̂ɛMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] soak; immerse
to put and leave something in a liquid; to steep
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แช่chɛ̂ɛแช่chɛ̂ɛ1[to] soak; immerse2[to] chill; refrigerateเสื้อในsʉ̂ʉa-naiเสื้อในsʉ̂ʉa-nai1bra; brassiere2undershirt; vestน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closely
I soak the shirt in water before washing.
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Mom soaks the beans overnight to cook them more easily.
He soaked the sponge in warm water and then squeezed it out.
โปรดbpròotแช่chɛ̂ɛตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangในnaiสารละลายsǎan-lá-laaiนี้níiอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiสิบsìpนาทีnaa-tiiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสารsǎanดูดซึมdùut-sʉm
Please immerse the sample in this solution for at least ten minutes to allow absorption.
Mom marinates the pork in soy sauce and garlic before frying.
If you marinate the chicken with yogurt overnight, the meat will become tender.
เขาkǎoแช่chɛ̂ɛเต้าหู้dtâo-hûuในnaiซอสsɔ́ɔtขิงkǐngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสชาติrót-châatซึมเข้าเนื้อsʉm-kâo-nʉ́ʉa
He marinates the tofu in ginger sauce so the flavor penetrates.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápคือkʉʉแช่chɛ̂ɛเนื้อในnʉ́ʉa-naiไวน์waaiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiและlɛ́เครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiสองsɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moongเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́นุ่มลิ้นnûm-lín
The trick is to marinate the meat in wine with herbs and spices for at least two hours to add aroma and tenderness.
รองเท้าผ้าใบrɔɔng-táao-pâa-baiแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnจนjonเปียกbpìiakชุ่มchûmไปหมดbpai-mòt
The sneakers were left in the rain all night and got thoroughly soaked.
ผ้าห่มpâa-hòmตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiในnaiอ่างàangแล้วlɛ́ɛoแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำnáamอยู่yùuนานnaanทำให้tam-hâiมันmanอมomน้ำหนักnám-nàkมากmâak
The blanket fell into the tub and stayed soaked for a long time, making it very heavy with water.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakลื่นล้มlʉ̂ʉn-lómในnaiลำธารlam-taanเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaก็gɔ̂แช่chɛ̂ɛในnaiน้ำnáamจนjonชุ่มchûmไปbpaiทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaเดินdəənต่อdtɔ̀ɔแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
After slipping in the stream, the clothes were saturated with water, making it almost impossible to keep walking.
เรือrʉʉaรับจ้างráp-jâangโดนdoonคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnซัดsátน้ำnáamกระเด็นgrà-denเข้ามาkâo-maaไม่หยุดmâi-yùtจนjonเบาะนั่งbɔ̀-nângแช่chɛ̂ɛเปียกbpìiakและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngตากdtàakนานnaanกว่าจะgwàa-jàหมาดmàat
The hired boat was battered by waves, with water splashing in nonstop, leaving the seats thoroughly soaked and needing a long time to dry.
2VerbA2
[to] chill; refrigerate
to make or keep something cold, often by putting it on ice or in a refrigerator
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แช่chɛ̂ɛแช่chɛ̂ɛ1[to] soak; immerse2[to] chill; refrigerateน้ำผลไม้náam-pǒn-lá-máaiน้ำผลไม้náam-pǒn-lá-máaifruit juiceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตู้เย็นdtûu-yenตู้เย็นdtûu-yenrefrigerator; fridge
I keep the juice cold in the fridge.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnแช่chɛ̂ɛแตงโมdtɛɛng-mooไว้wáiในnaiช่องฟรีซchɔ̂ɔng-frîitก่อนgɔ̀ɔnพาpaaไปปิกนิกbpai-bpìk-ník
Yesterday I chilled the watermelon in the freezer before taking it to the picnic.
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiจะjàแช่นมchɛ̂ɛ-nomและlɛ́ขนมkà-nǒmไว้wáiในnaiตู้เย็นdtûu-yenเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoเย็นyenพร้อมprɔ́ɔmกินgin
Tonight I'll put the milk and snacks in the fridge so they'll be cold and ready to eat in the morning.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiโซดาsoo-daaเย็นyenเร็วreoให้hâiแช่chɛ̂ɛกระป๋องgrà-bpɔ̌ɔngในnaiถังtǎngน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngสักsàkสิบห้าsìp-hâaนาทีnaa-tii
If you want the soda to get cold quickly, chill the can in an ice bucket for about fifteen minutes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |