โรงทาน
roong-taanMeaning
1NounB1
charity kitchen; free food stall
A place, often at a temple or event, where free food and drinks are given to the public as an act of charity.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโรงทานroong-taanโรงทานroong-taancharity kitchen; free food stallไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatฟรีfriiฟรีfrii1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3free; unrestricted; loose4in vain; for nothing (informal)กันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
There's a charity food stall at the temple today. Let's go eat for free.
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ในnaiงานบุญประจำปีngaan-bun-bprà-jam-bpiiจะมีjà-miiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมาmaaเปิดbpə̀ətโรงทานroong-taanแจกjɛ̀ɛkอาหารaa-hǎanและlɛ́เครื่องดื่มkrʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉmมากมายmâak-maai
At the annual merit-making festival, many villagers will set up charity stalls to give out food and drinks.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàไปbpaiตั้งdtângโรงทานroong-taanไอศกรีมai-sà-griimที่tîiวัดwátในnaiวันวิสาขบูชาwan-wí-sǎa-kà-buu-chaa
Our family intends to set up an ice cream charity stall at the temple on Visakha Bucha Day.
การตั้งgaan-dtângโรงทานroong-taanเป็นbpenวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการแบ่งปันgaan-bɛ̀ng-bpanที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngคนไทยkon-taiซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความมีน้ำใจkwaam-mii-náam-jai
Setting up charity food stalls is a beautiful sharing culture of Thai people, which reflects their generosity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
roong
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โรงroongโรงroong1building for a specific function2classifier: purpose-built buildingsbuilding for a specific functionPart 1
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ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat; consume (polite)2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)[to] eat; consume (polite)Part 2
โรงทานroong-taanโรงทานroong-taancharity kitchen; free food stallcharity kitchen; free food stallWord