การแข่ง
gaan-kɛ̀ngMeanings
1NounA2
competition; contest; race (event)
a (colloquial) shortened form of การแข่งขันการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn1competition; contest; match; race; tournament2rivalry; competitive pressure meaning the event where people or teams compete
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.การแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngการแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ng1competition; contest; race (event)2competing; racingวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course
This is a running race.
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Tomorrow I'm going to watch the football match with my friends.
The swimming competition will start at 10 AM.
การแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngรถrótครั้งนี้kráng-níiสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâakเพราะprɔ́นักแข่งnák-kɛ̀ngขับเคี่ยวkàp-kîiaoกันganตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
This car race was very fun because the racers were competing fiercely the whole time.
2NounA2
competing; racing
The act or activity of competing against others, for example in a race or sporting contest.
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแข่งkɛ̀ngแข่งkɛ̀ng1[to] compete2[to] race
Today is the competition day.
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Before the competition, all athletes must warm up.
After the race, we went to eat together.
ในระหว่างnai-rá-wàangการแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเจ็บjèpที่tîiข้อเท้าkɔ̂ɔ-táaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamแข่งkɛ̀ngต่อdtɔ̀ɔจนjonจบjòp
During the race, he felt a pain in his ankle, but he tried to continue competing until the end.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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การแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngการแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngcompetition; contest; race (event)competition; contest; race (event)Word