แว้น
wɛ́ɛnMeanings
1NounB1
boy racer; motorcycle hooligan
A young person, typically male, who rides a modified, loud motorcycle in a reckless or showy manner.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)แว้นwɛ́ɛnแว้นwɛ́ɛn1boy racer; motorcycle hooligan2[to] ride a motorcycle recklesslyขี่kìiขี่kìi1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คันเสียงดังมากsǐiang-dang-mâakเสียงดังมากsǐiang-dang-mâakvery loud
Last night, there was a young biker whose motorcycle was very loud.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langกวดขันgùuat kănจับกุมjàp gumกลุ่มglùmเด็กdèkแว้นwáenที่têeชอบchôpรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganตอนดึกๆdton dèuk-dèuk
The police are cracking down on groups of young, reckless bikers who like to gather late at night.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnเพราะprɔ́พวกpûuakแว้นwɛ́ɛnชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaประลองความเร็วbprà-lɔɔng-kwaam-reoกันganบนbonถนนtà-nǒnเส้นsênนี้níi
The residents in this area are troubled because those reckless bikers often come to race each other on this road.
ภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákของkŏngเด็กdèkแว้นwáenในnaiสังคมsăng-komมักmákถูกtòokมองmongในแง่ลบnai ngâe lópว่าwâaเป็นbpenตัวปัญหาdtuua bpan-hăaสร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนkwaam dèuuat rón
The public image of a 'van' (reckless young biker) is often viewed negatively as a troublemaker who causes problems.
2VerbB1
[to] ride a motorcycle recklessly
To ride a motorcycle in a noisy, fast, and reckless way, often in a group.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแว้นwɛ́ɛnแว้นwɛ́ɛn1boy racer; motorcycle hooligan2[to] ride a motorcycle recklesslyแถวนั้นtɛ̌ɛo-nánแถวนั้นtɛ̌ɛo-nán1around there; that area2that area; that neighborhoodนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
Don't go riding recklessly over there; there are a lot of police.
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พอpɔɔตกดึกdtòk-dʉ̀kทีไรtii-raiก็gɔ̂จะjàได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangคนkonมาmaaแว้นwɛ́ɛnมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiอยู่yùuเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉaiเลยləəi
Whenever it gets late at night, I always hear the sound of people riding their motorcycles recklessly.
วัยรุ่นwai rûnบางbaangกลุ่มglùmชอบchôpแว้นwáenโชว์chôhสาวๆsăao săaoเพราะpráwคิดว่าkít wâaมันmanเท่têe
Some groups of teenagers like to ride recklessly to show off to girls because they think it's cool.
การgaanแว้นwɛ́ɛnไปตามbpai-dtaamท้องถนนtɔ́ɔng-tà-nǒnไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛสร้างsâangความรำคาญkwaam-ram-kaanแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətอุบัติเหตุร้ายแรงù-bàt-dtì-hèet-ráai-rɛɛngได้dâai
Riding recklessly along the streets not only creates a nuisance but can also lead to serious accidents.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wɛ́ɛn
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |