จริง
jingMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
true; real; genuine
Being in accordance with fact or reality; not fake or pretended.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทองtɔɔngทองtɔɔng1gold (metal; color)2gold items; gold jewelryจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ของปลอมkɔ̌ɔng-bplɔɔmของปลอมkɔ̌ɔng-bplɔɔmcounterfeit item; fake goods
This is real gold, not fake.
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He told the truth to the police yesterday.
Tomorrow we will see the actual exam results from the school.
ภาพถ่ายpâap-tàaiนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiตกแต่งdtòk-dtɛ̀ngเลยləəiเป็นbpenเหตุการณ์จริงhèet-gaan-jingที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
This photo isn’t edited; it is a real event that happened last year.
2AdverbA2
really; truly; indeed
Used for emphasis to mean very, actually, or indeed.
Examples
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He is really good at English.
This movie is really fun, even though it's a bit long.
This task is really difficult, but if we plan well, it can be done.
3ParticleB1
intensifier particle (final)
Sentence-final use to strongly affirm or insist (e.g., it really is; for real).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainlyวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
He’s definitely coming today, for real.
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I didn’t forget our appointment, believe me, for real.
ข่าวkàaoที่têeบอกว่าbòk wâaเขาkăoได้dâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengน่ะnâไม่ได้mâi dâaiลือleuเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiหรอกròkจริงๆjing jing
The news that he got promoted isn’t just a rumor, for real.
ถึงจะtĕung jàดูdooไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaแต่dtàeโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeได้dâiทุนtunครบkrópแล้วláeoนะnáบอกbòkไว้ก่อนwái gònนะnáจริงๆjing jing
It may seem unbelievable, but this project has been fully funded—just so you know, for real.
4NounB2
truth; reality (rare as noun)
The state of being true or real (often in set phrases).
Examples
ข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jing1fact; objective truth2facts of the case; findingsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พอจะpɔɔ-jàพอจะpɔɔ-jàcan possibly; be able to (to some extent)พิสูจน์pí-sùutพิสูจน์pí-sùut1[to] test; [to] try out2[to] prove; [to] verifyความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
The facts we have now are not enough to prove the whole truth.
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สุดท้ายแล้วsùt-táai-lɛ́ɛoทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂อยากรู้yàak-rúuความจริงkwaam-jingมากกว่าmâak-gwàaคำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baaiสวยหรูsǔuai-rǔu
In the end, everyone wants the truth more than fancy explanations.
เมื่อmêuuaหลักฐานlàk tăanปรากฏbpraa-gòtความจริงkwaam jingก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiเปิดเผยbpèrt pŏeiออกมาòk maaทีละtee láส่วนsùuan
When the evidence emerged, the truth gradually revealed itself piece by piece.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngแยกแยะyɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakความจริงkwaam-jingเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiตัดสินdtàt-sǐnผิดพลาดpìt-plâat
We must distinguish rumors from the truth to avoid making wrong judgments.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จริง said จิง?
jing
- Silent letterThe ร after จ is not pronounced.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
jing
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 | — | — |