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jàMeanings
1NounA2
will; shall (future/intention marker)
Auxiliary placed before a verb to mark future time or intention, similar to 'will' or 'shall'.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Tomorrow I will go to the market.
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He will call you in the evening.
We will start class at nine o’clock sharp.
พอpɔɔฉันchǎnเสร็จงานsèt-ngaanฉันchǎnจะjàไปbpaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiที่tîiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
When I finish work, I will go exercise at the park.
2NounA2
about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future))
Marks that something is on the verge of happening or expected soon; often appears as กำลังจะกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future) for imminence.
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turnแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
It’s about to rain; hurry and bring the laundry in.
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The train is about to depart; please hurry and get on.
เขาkǎoกำลังจะgam-lang-jàบอกbɔ̀ɔkความจริงkwaam-jingแต่dtɛ̀ɛโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nขัดจังหวะkàt-jang-wà
He was just about to tell the truth, but the phone rang and interrupted.
3NounB1
will; would (in conditional results)
Auxiliary used before a verb in a conditional result clause to mark a predicted or hypothetical outcome.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง
If it rains, we will stay home.
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If you arrive late, the train will already have left.
If you read the manual first, the installation will be much easier.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiโครงการkroong-gaanจะjàล่าช้าlâa-cháaไปbpaiทั้งtángไตรมาสdtrai-mâat
If we don’t adjust the plan now, the project will be delayed for the entire quarter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |