แวน

wɛɛn

Meaning

1NounA2

van; station wagon

a van, station wagon, or similar type of vehicle (loanword from English)

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรถแวนrót-wɛɛnรถแวนrót-wɛɛnvan (vehicle)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
I have a white van.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพวกเราpûuak-raoซื้อsʉ́ʉรถแวนrót-wɛɛnคันkanใหม่mài
Yesterday, we bought a new van.
เขาkǎoขับkàpรถแวนrót-wɛɛnไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanทุกวันtúk-wan
He drives a van to work every day.
เพราะprɔ́ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoใหญ่yàiพ่อpɔ̂ɔเลยləəiอยากyàakเปลี่ยนไปใช้bplìian-bpai-cháiรถแวนrót-wɛɛn
Because our family is large, my dad wants to switch to using a station wagon.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

wɛɛn

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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