ครึ่งหนึ่ง
krʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngMeanings
1NounA1
one half; 1/2
one of two equal parts of a whole; 1/2
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náam[to] drink waterไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ng1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottle
He drank half of the bottle of water.
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ผมpǒmใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaเดินทางdəən-taangไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
I spend half of an hour commuting to work.
She only mixed in half of the sugar the recipe called for.
2PronounA2
half (of [sth]/[sb])
used as a pronoun to refer to half of a specified amount or group (e.g., half of the students)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตะกร้าdtà-grâaตะกร้าdtà-grâa1basket2shopping basket; online cartมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ng1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish
There are ten fruits in the basket. Half of them are oranges.
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Half of my colleagues have already resigned.
นักเรียนnák-riianในnaiห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngมาจากmaa-jàakต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
Almost half of the students in this class are from other provinces.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaหนังnǎngจะjàยาวyaaoมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้ชมpûu-chomกว่าครึ่งgwàa-krʉ̂ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngก็gɔ̂ยังyangดูduuจนjonจบjòp
Even though the movie was very long, more than half of the audience still watched until the end.
3AdverbA2
by half (50%)
indicates a change by fifty percent (e.g., decrease by half)
Examples
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Last year, the company's profit decreased by half.
ถ้าtâaเราraoช่วยกันchûuai-ganทำงานtam-ngaanเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiใช้cháiก็gɔ̂จะjàลดลงlót-longครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ng
If we help each other work, the time it takes will be cut by half.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiน้ำหนักnám-nàkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ลดลงlót-longไปbpaiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngภายในpaai-naiหนึ่งปีnʉ̀ng-bpii
After he started exercising, his weight dropped by almost half within a year.
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
krʉ̂ng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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
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หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostone (number)Part 2
ครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngone half; 1/2one half; 1/2Word