จังใด
jang-daiMeaning
1AdverbB2
how?
how; in what way (used in Northeastern Thai/Isan dialect).
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròidelicious; tasty (reduplicated)ในเมืองnai meuuangในเมืองnai meuuang1in the city; downtown2urban; cityอุดรฯù-donอุดรฯù-donUdon Thani (province, Thailand) [abbrev.]ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toไปไสbpai săiไปไสbpai săi[Isan] where are you going?ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจังใดjang daiจังใดjang daihow?ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
If I want to eat delicious food in Udon Thani, where should I go and how do I get there?
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เป็นหยังbpen yăngคือkeuเฮ็ดhétหน้าnâaเศร้าsâoแท้táeมีเรื่องmee rêuuangบ่bòสบายใจsà-baai jaiอีหยังee yăngบอกbòkข่อยkòiได้dâiเด้อdérมันmanเป็นมาbpen maaจังใดjang dai
Why do you look so sad? If something is bothering you, you can tell me. How did it happen?
ข่อยกะkôi gàยังyangสงสัยsŏng săiอยู่yòoว่าwâaเพิ่นpêrnเฮ็ดhétสำเร็จได้săm-rèt dâaiจังใดjang daiทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeมีmeeอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkหลายlăaiปานนั้นbpaan nán
I'm still wondering how he managed to succeed, despite there being so many obstacles.
สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanมันmanซับซ้อนsáp sónหลายlăaiจนjonบ่bòมีไผmee păiฮู้hûuว่าwâaเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoมันmanสิsìจบลงjòp longจังใดjang dai
The situation is so complicated that no one knows how the story will end.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jang
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)so; very (degree intensifier, postposed)Part 1
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จังใดjang-daiจังใดjang-daihow?how?Word