กลางๆ
glaang glaangMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
average; so-so; mediocre
neither good nor bad; of middling quality
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กลางๆglaang glaangกลางๆglaang glaang1average; so-so; mediocre2moderately; fairly3roughly in the middle
This movie is so-so.
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รสชาติอาหารrót-sà-châat aa-hăanร้านนี้ráan néeกลางๆglaang glaangไม่ได้mâi dâaiอร่อยà-ròiเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sèt
The food at this restaurant is average, not particularly delicious.
ถามtăamว่าwâaชอบchôpไหมmăiก็gâwตอบdtòpว่าwâaกลางๆglaang glaangไม่ได้mâi dâaiชอบchôpแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiเกลียดglìiat
If you ask whether I like it, I'd say it's middling. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either.
ผลงานpŏn ngaanของเขาkŏng kăoในnaiเทอมtermนี้néeถือว่าtĕuu wâaกลางๆglaang glaangเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpคนkonอื่นๆèun èunในnaiห้องhông
His performance this term is considered average compared to others in the class.
2AdverbB1
moderately; fairly
to a medium degree; not very much and not a little
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินเผ็ดgin pètกินเผ็ดgin pèt[to] eat spicy foodกลางๆglaang glaangกลางๆglaang glaang1average; so-so; mediocre2moderately; fairly3roughly in the middleไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needเผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/bitingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Mom likes to eat medium spicy food, it doesn't have to be very spicy.
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She likes men of a medium build, not too skinny and not too muscular.
Just set the air conditioner to a medium temperature, it doesn't need to be very cold.
นโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoh-baai sàyt-tà-gìtของkŏngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanชุดchútนี้néeค่อนข้างkôn kâangเป็นbpenกลางๆglaang glaangคือkeuพยายามpà-yaa-yaamประนีประนอมbprà-nee-bprà-normระหว่างrá-wàangสองฝ่ายsŏng fàai
This government's economic policy is quite moderate, attempting to compromise between the two sides.
3AdverbB1
roughly in the middle
around the middle in time, order, or place (e.g., mid-month, mid-list, center area)
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsกลางๆglaang glaangกลางๆglaang glaang1average; so-so; mediocre2moderately; fairly3roughly in the middleเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâaเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)
We're going on a trip around the middle of next month.
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My house is right in the middle of the alley, it's not hard to find.
ในบรรดาnai ban-daaนักเรียนnák riianทั้งหมดtáng mòtเขาkăoได้dâiคะแนนká-naenอยู่yòoลำดับlam-dàpกลางๆglaang glaangของkŏngชั้นchán
Among all the students, his score was ranked in the middle of the class.
เรื่องราวrêuuang raaoดำเนินdam-nernมาmaaถึงช่วงtĕung chûuangกลางๆglaang glaangเรื่องrêuuangแล้วláeoซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenจุดjùtที่têeปมขัดแย้งbpom kàt yáengต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเริ่มrêrmคลี่คลายklêe klaai
The story has now reached its middle part, which is the point where various conflicts begin to resolve.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กลางๆ said กลาง-กลาง?
glaang glaang
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
glaang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |