แดนซ์
dɛɛnMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] dance (slang/loanword; perform dance moves)
To dance; to move to music, often in a modern or club style. Informal loanword from English.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แดนซ์dáenแดนซ์dáen1[to] dance (slang/loanword; perform dance moves)2dance musicกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)
I like to dance with my friends.
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This song is so fun. Let's dance!
Last night, they went to dance at the pub until late.
For my birthday, I'm going to invite my friends to come dance at my house.
2NounA2
dance music
Music intended for dancing, especially electronic dance music or music associated with clubs.
Examples
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The DJ played fun dance music all night long.
This weekend there will be a dance party on the beach. It sounds like fun.
เพลงแดนซ์pleeng-dɛɛnในnaiยุคyúk90มีmiiจังหวะjang-wàและlɛ́สไตล์sà-dtaiที่tîiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákซึ่งsʉ̂ngยังคงyang-kongได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomอยู่yùu
90s dance music has a unique rhythm and style that is still popular today.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แดนซ์ said แดน?
dɛɛn
- Silent letterซ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dɛɛn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ซ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |