โดน
doonMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)
auxiliary/coverb marking passive experience, often unpleasant (e.g., get bitten, get scolded, get fined); frequently used with another verb
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)
Yesterday I got bitten by mosquitoes in many spots.
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If you keep being late, you’ll get scolded by the boss again.
She posted the wrong picture and got teased by friends all day.
He ran a red light and got a heavy fine from the police.
2VerbB2
[to] be hit; be struck; be affected
to be hit or impacted by something; to get touched/affected (colloquial)
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningริมทะเลrim-tá-leeริมทะเลrim-tá-leeseaside; by the sea; seashore; coastแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ลมแรงlom-rɛɛngลมแรงlom-rɛɛng1strong wind; high wind2windy; very windy; strong-wind conditionsพัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3classifier: อัน4[to] blow; sweep; carry alongจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตัวสั่นdtuua-sànตัวสั่นdtuua-sàn[to] tremble; [to] shiver
Yesterday I walked by the sea and got hit by strong winds until I shivered.
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เขาkǎoเผลอplə̌əวางwaangโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpไว้wáiกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtเลยləəiโดนdoonความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnจนjonเครื่องค้างkrʉ̂ʉang-káangไปbpai
He accidentally left his phone in direct sunlight and it got affected by the heat until it froze up.
ชุมชนchum-chonแถบtɛ̀ɛpนั้นnánโดนdoonน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeหนุนnǔnสูงsǔungจนjonการค้าขายgaan-káa-kǎaiชะงักchá-ngákทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daa
That neighborhood was hit by high tides, disrupting business all week.
โครงการอนุรักษ์kroong-gaan-à-nú-rákป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenโดนdoonแรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danจากjàakสังคมsǎng-komให้hâiเร่งrêngปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛn
The mangrove conservation project was hit by social pressure to speed up plan adjustments.
3VerbB2
[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)
to be exactly right or pleasing; to land well (e.g., a joke, taste); to suit perfectly (colloquial)
Examples
มุกmúkมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkลั่นlânลั่นlân1[to] crack/bang loudly2to go off/trigger3booming; echoing4[to] declare; proclaimร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
The joke he told last night really landed; everyone burst out laughing.
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รสเปรี้ยวrót-bprîiaoกำลังดีgam-lang-diiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแหละlɛ̀ที่tîiโดนใจdoon-jaiทำให้tam-hâiจานjaanนี้níiสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnขึ้นkʉ̂nทันทีtan-tii
This just-right sourness hits the spot and instantly brightens the dish.
คำแนะนำkam náe namสั้นsânๆ-แต่dtàeตรงประเด็นdtrong bprà-denของkŏngเธอterโดนdohnมากmâakจนjonทุกคนtúk konพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaเห็นด้วยhĕn dûuai
Her brief yet on-point advice really hit home, making everyone nod in agreement.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
doon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |