กั้ง
gângMeaning
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mantis shrimp
a mantis shrimp; a type of marine crustacean commonly eaten as seafood
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)กั้งgângกั้งgângmantis shrimpนึ่งnʉ̂ngนึ่งnʉ̂ng1[to] steam [sth]2steamedจิ้มjîmจิ้มjîm1[to] dip (briefly into a sauce/liquid)2[to] tap; poke (lightly with a finger/object)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)น้ำจิ้มซีฟู้ดnáam-jîm-sii-fúutน้ำจิ้มซีฟู้ดnáam-jîm-sii-fúutThai seafood dipping sauceรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)แซ่บsɛ̂pแซ่บsɛ̂p1delicious; tasty (Isan); spicy and flavorful2hot; attractive; exciting (slang)มากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùtมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt1most; to the greatest degree2the most (amount/number)3at most; no more than
I like eating steamed mantis shrimp with spicy seafood sauce the most.
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กั้งgângสดๆsòt sòtที่têeตลาดอาหารทะเลdtà-làat aa-hăan tá-layแห่งนี้hàeng néeมีmeeราคาraa-kaaค่อนข้างkôn kâangแพงpaengเลยทีเดียวloei tee-diiao
The fresh mantis shrimp at this seafood market are actually quite expensive.
เวลาway-laaแกะgàeเปลือกbplèuakกั้งgângต้องdtôngระวังrá-wangให้ดีhâi deeเพราะpráwเปลือกbplèuakของมันkŏng manมีmeeหนามnăamแหลมคมlăem komที่têeอาจจะàat jàบาดมือbàat meuuได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâai
When peeling a mantis shrimp, you must be very careful because its shell has sharp spines that can easily cut your hands.
เมนูเด่นmee-nuu-dèenของkɔ̌ɔngร้านนี้ráan-níiคือkʉʉกั้งgângทอดtɔ̂ɔtกระเทียมgrà-tiiamซึ่งsʉ̂ngเชฟchéepต้องdtɔ̂ngควบคุมkûuap-kumความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaกั้งgângยังคงyang-kongความหวานkwaam-wǎanและlɛ́ไม่mâiเหนียวnǐiao
The signature dish of this restaurant is garlic fried mantis shrimp, for which the chef must perfectly control the heat so the meat remains sweet and not chewy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |