กอง
gɔɔngMeanings
1NounA2
pile; heap; stack
a mass of things placed or lying together
Examples
เสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaclothes; clothing; apparelวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
The clothes are lying in a pile on the floor.
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We saw a heap of dry leaves by the road yesterday.
In the corner of the room is a mass of books that hasn't been organized.
2VerbB1
to pile (up); heap; stack
to put or gather things together into a pile or heap
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ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; correspondingมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please pile the books up in that corner.
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หลังlǎngทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatเราraoก็gɔ̂กองgɔɔngใบไม้bai-máaiให้hâiเป็นbpenกองgɔɔngเดียวdiiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บgèpใส่ถุงsài-tǔng
After cleaning, we piled the leaves into one heap to put into bags.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiกองgɔɔngผ้าpâaแยกyɛ̂ɛkตามdtaamสีsǐiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเอาไปao-bpaiซักsákจะได้jà-dâaiไม่mâiปนbponกันgan
Mom told us to pile the clothes by color before washing so they won't mix.
เขาkăoกองgongกล่องglòngให้hâiซ้อนsónสูงsŏongเป็นbpenชั้นchánๆ-เพื่อpêuuaประหยัดbprà-yàtพื้นที่púen têeในnaiโกดังgoh dang
He stacked the boxes into a high pile in tiers to save space in the warehouse.
3ClassifierB1
classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units
a classifier for piles or heaps of things and certain organized groups or units, including military units
Examples
ขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsแยกyɛ̂ɛkแยกyɛ̂ɛk1[to] separate; split; divide2junction; intersection3[to] distinguish; tell apart4separate; distinct; individual5[to] branch offเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1wet; damp2[to] get wetแห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)รีไซเคิลrii-sai-kəənรีไซเคิลrii-sai-kəən1[to] recycle2recycled (attributive)
There are three piles of trash separated into organic, dry, and recyclable.
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Two units of troops joined a joint exercise this morning.
หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiได้dâaiรางวัลraang-wanจากjàakหลายlǎaiกองgɔɔngฉบับchà-bàpนักวิจารณ์nák-wí-jaanและlɛ́กองเทศกาลgɔɔng-têet-sà-gaan
This film won awards from several groups, the critics' section and the festival unit.
ผู้จัดงานpôo jàt ngaanแบ่งbàengอาสาสมัครaa-săa sà-màkออกòkเป็นbpenสี่sèeกองgongกองประชาสัมพันธ์gong bprà-chaa-săm-panกองgongลงทะเบียนlong tá-biianกองgongเวทีway-teeและláeกองโลจิสติกส์gong loh-jís-dtìkเพื่อให้pêuua hâiงานngaanลื่นไหลlêun lăi
The organizer divided the volunteers into four groups—PR, registration, stage, and logistics—to keep the event running smoothly.
4NounB2
division; department; unit; corps
an organized administrative division, department, or group, especially in government or the military; not restricted to a particular military echelon
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)บรรจุban-jùบรรจุban-jù1[to] fill; pack; put into2[to] include; contain; be filled with3[to] appoint; install (officially)4[to] load (data/material)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ประจำการbprà-jam-gaanประจำการbprà-jam-gaan1[to] be stationed; be on duty2on duty; stationed (status)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanกองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎantroops; military unitราบrâapราบrâap1flat; level; even2[to] be flat; lie flat; become levelที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnborder; frontier
He was assigned to an infantry regiment that guards the border.
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งานngaanสวนสนามsǔuan-sà-nǎamปีนี้bpii-níiมีmiiกองgɔɔngดนตรีdon-dtriiทหารtá-hǎanนำหน้าnam-nâaกองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanอย่างyàangเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiap
This year's parade featured a military band leading the regiment in an orderly fashion.
กองgɔɔngสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanพิเศษpí-sèetของkɔ̌ɔngกระทรวงยุติธรรมgrà-suuang-yú-dtì-tamถูกtùukตั้งขึ้นdtâng-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสอบสวนsɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanคดีká-diiทุจริตtút-jà-rìtข้ามkâamหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaan
The special investigative division of the Ministry of Justice was established to investigate cross-agency corruption cases.
ผู้บัญชาการpûu-ban-chaa-gaanสั่งให้sàng-hâiย้ายyáaiกองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanม้าmáaจากjàakแนวป้องกันnɛɛo-bpɔ̂ng-ganเดิมdəəmไปbpaiประจำbprà-jamพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiยุทธศาสตร์yút-tá-sàatทางเหนือtaang-nʉ̌ʉa
The commander ordered the cavalry regiment moved from its original defensive line to a strategic area in the north.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɔɔng
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 | — | — |