Thai · 10 November 2026 · Prepositions of Place and Time
บน
bon
on / on top of / above
preposition
A preposition of place indicating that an object is positioned higher than, resting on, or making physical contact with the upper surface of another reference entity.
In a sentence
ฉันเผลอวางแก้วกาแฟทิ้งไว้บนหลังคารถเฉยเลย ดีนะที่ยังไม่ทันออกตัวรถไม่งั้นคว่ำแน่
chǎn plə̌ə waang gɛ̂ɛo gaa-fɛɛ tíng wái bon lǎng-kaa rót chə̌əi ləəi dii ná tîi yang mâi-tan ɔ̀ɔk-dtuua rót mâi ngán kwâm nɛ̂ɛ
I carelessly left my coffee cup sitting right on top of the car roof; it's a good thing I hadn't started driving yet, otherwise it would have definitely spilled.