ครั้ง
krángMeanings
1NounA1
time; occasion; instance
a single occurrence or happening of an action or event
Examples
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainครั้งหนึ่งkráng-nʉ̀ngครั้งหนึ่งkráng-nʉ̀ngonce; one timeแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Yesterday, there was a single occurrence of rain and then it stopped immediately.
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A single clap of thunder sounded and then it went quiet.
This morning there was a single power outage at six o’clock.
Last night I had a single bad dream and then woke up.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnพลาดplâatตาdtaaของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengในnaiคิวkiuฉีดวัคซีนchìit-wák-siin
Yesterday I missed my turn in the vaccination queue.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumเราraoแบ่งเวลาbàeng way-laaเป็นbpenรอบrôpสั้นsânๆ-ใครkraiหมดmòtตาdtaaของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngแล้วláeoต้องdtôngส่งต่อsòng dtòให้hâiคนkonถัดไปtàt bpai
In the meeting, we split the time into short rounds; once someone’s turn is over, they must pass it to the next person.
2ClassifierA1
classifier for occurrences or times
a measure word used to count how many times an action happens
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai[to] exercise; work outวันละwan-láวันละwan-láper day; each day (rate/frequency)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or times
I exercise twice a day.
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He practiced saying this sentence three times.
Yesterday I called my mom twice, but she didn’t answer.
Tomorrow the teacher will let us try the exercise once.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kráng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |