ข้างทาง
kâang-taangMeanings
1NounA2
roadside/wayside
the side of a road or path; the roadside or wayside
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowersสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai1pretty; beautiful (reduplicated)2nicely; in style; cleanly3nice! beautiful! (praise)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างทางkâang taangข้างทางkâang taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)
There are beautiful flowers on the roadside.
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The police told him to park the car on the side of the road.
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkมีmiiน้ำท่วมขังnáam-tûuam-kǎngที่tîiข้างทางkâang-taangหลายlǎaiจุดjùt
It rained heavily last night; there was flooding on the roadside in several spots.
ระหว่างrá-wàangขับรถkàp-rótไปbpaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเราraoจะjàเห็นผลhěn-pǒnไม้máaiตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanวางขายwaang-kǎaiอยู่yùuเต็มdtemข้างทางkâang-taangไปหมดbpai-mòt
While driving to other provinces, you will see seasonal fruits being sold all over the roadside.
2AdverbA2
by the road/along the way
in a position next to a road or path; along the roadside/way
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)นอนหลับnɔɔn-làpนอนหลับnɔɔn-làp[to] sleep; be asleepอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างทางkâang-taangข้างทางkâang-taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)
A dog is sleeping by the road.
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รถrótของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเสียsǐiaเขาkǎoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótรอrɔɔความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaอยู่yùuข้างทางkâang-taang
His car broke down, so he had to park by the roadside waiting for help.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănชอบchôpซื้อséuไอศกรีมai-sà-greemจากjàakรถrótที่มาtêe maaจอดjòtขายkăaiข้างทางkâang taang
When I was a kid, I liked to buy ice cream from the cart that parked to sell along the roadside.
ชาวนาchaao naaเอาaoข้าวโพดkâao pôhtที่têeเพิ่งpêrngเก็บเกี่ยวgèp gìiaoมาmaaตั้งdtângแผงขายpăeng kăaiสดๆsòt sòtร้อนๆrón rónอยู่yòoข้างทางkâang taang
The farmers set up a stall to sell their freshly harvested corn right by the roadside.
3AdjectiveA2
roadside (as a modifier)
describing something located by the road, e.g., ร้านข้างทางร้านข้างทางráan-kâang-taangroadside shop; street stall ‘roadside shop’
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเห็นhěnสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngนอนnɔɔnอยู่yùuข้างทางkâang-taang
Yesterday I saw a stray dog lying by the road.
We stopped to buy boiled corn from a roadside stall on the way home.
ถึงtʉ̌ngจะjàเป็นbpenร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛข้างทางkâang-taangแต่dtɛ̀ɛบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดีdiiและlɛ́กาแฟgaa-fɛɛก็gɔ̂อร่อยà-rɔ̀i
Even though it's a roadside coffee shop, the atmosphere is nice and the coffee is delicious.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kâang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)side; flankPart 1
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ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 2
ข้างทางkâang-taangข้างทางkâang-taangroadside/waysideroadside/waysideWord