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gaangMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] spread; open wide
to open or spread something out so it extends wide or flat (e.g., arms, wings, umbrella, map, net, curtains)
Examples
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It started to rain, and he quickly opened the umbrella.
คู่มือkûu-mʉʉบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiกางgaangแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiบนbonโต๊ะdtóก่อนgɔ̀ɔnวางwaangแผนเส้นทางpɛ̌ɛn-sên-taang
The manual says to spread the map on the table before planning the route.
2VerbB1
[to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)
to set up an object that expands when opened (e.g., pitch a tent, set up an umbrella or net)
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)กางgaangกางgaang1[to] spread; open wide2[to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)ร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làatหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làat1in front of the market; market frontage2located in front of the marketเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
It's raining; hurry and set up the umbrella in front of the market.
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พวกเราpûuak-raoไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngแคมป์kɛ́mแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ช่วยกันchûuai-ganกางเต็นท์gaang-dténก่อนgɔ̀ɔnมืดmʉ̂ʉt
We arrived at the camp and worked together to pitch the tents before dark.
He set up nets around the garden to keep birds from eating the fruit.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiกางเต็นท์gaang-dténกู้ภัยgûu-paiและlɛ́กั้นgânตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiเป็นbpenจุดjùtคัดกรองkát-grɔɔngชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiประสบภัยbprà-sòp-pai
Officials set up rescue tents and erected nets as a temporary screening point in the disaster area.
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
gaang
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 | — | — |