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| ยัน yanM |  |
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| 1. | to support; sustain; prop up; brace |
| 2. | continuous; all the time |
| 3. | [is] drunk on betel |
| 4. | until; up to; to |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ยัน |
| IPA | jan |
| Royal Thai General System | yan |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to support; sustain; prop up; brace | ||
| examples | ไม้ยันรักแร้  | maaiH yanM rakH raaeH | crutches |
| ไม้ค้ำยัน | maaiH khamH yanM | the primary support column; the prop; support post | |
| ค้ำยัน | khamH yanM | to prop up | |
| sample sentences | |||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | continuous; all the time | ||
| examples | ยันป้าย | yanM bpaaiF | forever; to the bitter end |
| ยักแย่ยักยัน | yakH yaaeF yakH yanM | to stagger; walk awkwardly; | |
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] drunk on betel | ||
| 4. [preposition] | |||
| definition | until; up to; to | ||
| examples | ตั้งแต่ไม้จิ้มฟันยันเรือรบ dtangF dtaaeL maaiH jimF fanM yanM reuuaM rohpH the entire gamut; from soup to nuts | ||
| สากกระเบือยันเรือรบ | saakL graL beuuaM yanM reuuaM rohpH | everything under the sun; from soup to nuts; full service | |
| sample sentences | |||
แต่ทำไมคนฮ่องกง ไต้หวัน ที่เขาเรียนหามรุ่งหามค่ำ ไปเรียนพิเศษยันตีหนึ่งตีสอง มีการบ้านเลขเป็นร้อยข้อ แต่อะไรทำให้เขามีคุณภาพมากกว่าเด็กไทยละครับ dtaaeL thamM maiM khohnM haawngF gohngM dtaiF wanR theeF khaoR riianM haamR roongF haamR khamF bpaiM riianM phiH saehtL yanM dteeM neungL dteeM saawngR meeM gaanM baanF laehkF bpenM raawyH khaawF dtaaeL aL raiM thamM haiF khaoR meeM khoonM naH phaapF maakF gwaaL dekL thaiM laH khrapH "But why is it that people from Hong Kong and Taiwan who study day and night and still take special classes until one or two o’clock in the morning, as well as do 100 math homework problems are such better students than us Thais?" | |||
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