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mɛ̂nMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
accurate; precise
correct and exact; hitting the target or being right
Examples
คำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng1correct; right2proper; in accordance3exactly; rightly; correctlyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)แม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamaccurate; preciseมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ให้คะแนนhâi-ká-nɛɛnให้คะแนนhâi-ká-nɛɛn[to] give a score/grade [sb/sth]เต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the full
Her answer was very accurate, so the teacher gave full marks.
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ถ้าtâaคุณวัดkun-wátระยะrá-yáให้hâiแม่นmɛ̂nแผนผังpɛ̌ɛn-pǎngก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangจะjàไม่mâiคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉan
If you measure the distance accurately, the construction plan won’t be off.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiแม่นmɛ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพิสูจน์pí-sùutสมมติฐานsǒm-mót-dtì-tǎanอย่างyàangน่าเชื่อถือnâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉ
Researchers need precise data to credibly prove a hypothesis.
2VerbB1
[to] be accurate; be spot-on
to be exactly correct or on target (e.g., predictions, shots, answers)
Examples
พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)ทายผลtaai-pǒnทายผลtaai-pǒn[to] predict the outcome; guess the resultฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔn1football; soccer2football (the ball)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแม่นmɛ̂nแม่นmɛ̂n1accurate; precise2[to] be accurate; be spot-onมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousคราวนี้kraao-níiคราวนี้kraao-níithis timeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)อีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)
You predicted the football result very accurately; you got it right again this time.
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นักยิงธนูnák-ying-tá-nuuคนนี้kon-níiปล่อยbplɔ̀iลูกศรlûuk-sɔ̌ɔnทีไรtii-raiก็gɔ̂ปักเป้าbpàk-bpâoกลางglaangอย่างyàangแม่นmɛ̂nทุกครั้งtúk-kráng
Whenever this archer releases an arrow, it hits the bullseye accurately every time.
อาจารย์aa-jaanเฉลยchà-lə̌əiข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoปรากฏว่าbpraa-gòt-wâaคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpที่tîiฉันchǎnเดาdaoไว้wáiดันdanแม่นmɛ̂nเสียsǐiaด้วยdûuai
The instructor revealed the answers, and it turned out that the answer I guessed was spot-on.
หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuคนนี้kon-níiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangทำนายดวงtam-naai-duuangได้dâaiแม่นmɛ̂nจนjonคนแน่นkon-nɛ̂nคิวkiuตลอดปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpii
This fortune teller is renowned for making highly accurate predictions, so their schedule is fully booked all year.
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
mɛ̂n
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 | — | — |