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| ฝน fohnR | ![]() |
| contents of this page | |
| 1. | rain |
| 2. | to sharpen (one's) skill; to hone; whittle; whet; grind |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ฝน |
| IPA | fǒn |
| Royal Thai General System | fon |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | rain | ||
| categories | |||
| synonym | พิรุณ | phiH roonM | rain |
| examples | ครึ้มฟ้าครึ้มฝน![]() ![]() | khreumH faaH khreumH fohnR | looking like rain; overcast; very cloudy |
ฝนชุก![]() ![]() | fohnR chookH | very rainy | |
ชุดกันฝน![]() ![]() | chootH ganM fohnR | rainwear | |
เสื้อกันฝน![]() ![]() | seuuaF ganM fohnR | raincoat; trench coat | |
หมวกกันฝน![]() ![]() | muaakL ganM fohnR | rain hat | |
ที่ปัดน้ำฝน![]() ![]() | theeF bpatL naamH fohnR | windshield wiper | |
ฝนปรอย ๆ![]() ![]() | fohnR bpraawyM bpraawyM | rain shower | |
เสื้อฝน![]() ![]() | seuuaF fohnR | raincoat | |
พายุฝน![]() ![]() | phaaM yooH fohnR | rainstorm; thunderstorm | |
รางน้ำฝน![]() ![]() | raangM naamH fohnR | gutter | |
น้ำฝน![]() ![]() | naamH fohnR | rain water; cistern water | |
ฤดูฝน![]() ![]() | reuH duuM fohnR | rainy season (July - October in Thailand) | |
หน้าฝน![]() ![]() | naaF fohnR | rainy season (July-October) | |
ฝึกฝน![]() | feukL fohnR | to train; to hone one’s skill | |
ฝนทอง![]() | fohnR thaawngM | a tiny vertical stroke or strokes placed on the vowel อิ to create อี or อื | |
ฝนฟ้า![]() | fohnR faaH | the weather | |
ฝนพรำ![]() | fohnR phramM | [of rain] to shower lightly | |
ฝนขาดเม็ด![]() | fohnR khaatL metH | to stop raining | |
ฝนแล้ง![]() | fohnR laaengH | to have a drought | |
ฝนจะตกอีกนาน![]() | fohnR jaL dtohkL eekL naanM | more time; longer time | |
สายฝน![]() | saaiR fohnR | streaks of falling rain | |
ฝนตก![]() ![]() | fohnR dtohkL | it rains; rain falls | |
ติดฝน![]() | dtitL fohnR | to be caught in the rain | |
ร่มกันฝน![]() | rohmF ganM fohnR | umbrella | |
ละอองฝน![]() | laH aawngM fohnR | fine raindrops; mist; drizzle | |
กันฝน![]() ![]() | ganM fohnR | [is] rainproof | |
ฝนสั่งฟ้า![]() | fohnR sangL faaH | the last rain of the rainy season | |
พลอยฟ้าพลอยฝน![]() | phlaawyM faaH phlaawyM fohnR | to get someone into trouble; [is] involved (in); become mixed up with | |
การฝึกฝน![]() | gaanM feukL fohnR | training; instruction; drill | |
ฝนตกปรอย ๆ![]() | fohnR dtohkL bpraawyM bpraawyM | "It's drizzling." | |
ฝนชนิดมีลูกเห็บ![]() | fohnR chaH nitH meeM luukF hepL | [Thai description of] sleet | |
ตากฝน![]() | dtaakL fohnR | [is] exposed to the rain; gets wet | |
ฝนฟ้าคะนอง![]() | fohnR faaH khaH naawngM | thunder showers | |
ฝนหลงฤดู![]() | fohnR lohngR reuH duuM | out-of-season rain; unseasonal showers | |
| sample sentences | |||
พอฝนหยุดเขาคงจะกลับบ้าน ![]() ![]() phaawM fohnR yootL khaoR khohngM jaL glapL baanF "As soon as the rain stops, he probably will come home " | |||
ฝนเริ่มตกหนักทำให้ดินจากภูเขาที่ล้อมรอบหมู่บ้านถล่มลงมาทับบ้านเรือนสองหมู่บ้านกว่าเก้าสิบหลัง ![]() fohnR reermF dtohkL nakL thamM haiF dinM jaakL phuuM khaoR theeF laawmH raawpF muuL baanF thaL lohmL lohngM maaM thapH baanF reuuanM saawngR muuL baanF gwaaL gaaoF sipL langR "The rain began to fall heavily which caused the soil from the mountains surrounding the two villages to wash down and inundate over 90 of the homes there." | |||
ชาวนาที่แล้งน้ำมาสองเดือนแล้ว ยังดำกล้าไม่ได้ เพราะไม่มีฝน ![]() chaaoM naaM theeF laaengH naamH maaM saawngR deuuanM laaeoH yangM damM glaaF maiF daiF phrawH maiF meeM fohnR "Rice farmers who have been experiencing drought for two months are unable to plant their seedlings yet because of the lack of rain." | |||
สิ่งสำคัญที่ต้องทำการตรวจเพื่อพยากรณ์อากาศได้แก่ อุณหภูมิความกดอากาศความชื้น ลม เมฆ และฝน ![]() singL samR khanM theeF dtawngF thamM gaanM dtruaatL pheuuaF phaH yaaM gaawnM aaM gaatL daiF gaaeL oonM haL phuumM khwaamM gohtL aaM gaatL khwaamM cheuunH lohmM maehkF laeH fohnR "The critical elements which need to be surveyed in order to forecast the weather include temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, winds, clouds, and rain." | |||
ฝนตกทำให้แผนที่ค่อนข้างจะเปื่อยยุ่ยและต้องถือด้วยความระมัดระวัง ![]() fohnR dtohkL thamM haiF phaaenR theeF khaawnF khaangF jaL bpeuuayL yuyF laeH dtawngF theuuR duayF khwaamM raH matH raH wangM "The rain made the map rather wet and limp and we had to handle it with great care." | |||
| 2.  [verb, transitive] | |||
| definition | to sharpen (one's) skill; to hone; whittle; whet; grind | ||
| example | ฝนทั่งให้เป็นเข็ม![]() | fohnR thangF haiF bpenM khemR | "sharpen an anvil to create a pin"; to painstakingly perform an extremely difficult task that takes long time to finish and endure the hardships it entail; "Constant dropping wears away the stone." — "Rome was not built in a day." |

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