อ่าน 📣 | àan | To Read

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  3 Ways to Use It

  1. Literacy (To read a book) The most common usage.

  • อ่านหนังสือ 📣 (àan nǎng-sǔue) — To read a book / To study.

  • อ่านออก 📣 (àan àawk) — To be literate (Literally: To read + [it comes] out).

  2. Intuition (To read the mind/heart) Thai speakers use อ่าน to describe emotional intelligence.

  • อ่านใจ 📣 (àan jai) — To read [someone’s] mind/heart.

  • อ่านคนออก 📣(àan khon àawk) — To be a good judge of character (Literally: To read the person out).

  3. Context (To read the situation)

  • อ่านทาง 📣 (àan thaang) — To read the move / To predict a strategy.

  • อ่านเกม 📣 (àan gee-m) — To read the game (To understand the underlying strategy).