จั่งได

jàng-dai

Meaning

1AdverbA1

how; in what way

In northeastern Thai (Isan), used to ask how something is done, how something happens, or what something is like; equivalent to อย่างไรอย่างไรyàang-rai1what kind; which way2how; in what way in standard Thai.

Examples

อันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderจั่งไดjàng-daiจั่งไดjàng-daihow; in what way
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มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiอากาศaa-gàatเป็นbpenจั่งไดjàng-dai
What's the weather like today?
มื้อวานmʉ́ʉ-waanเจ้าjâaoไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatจั่งไดjàng-dai
How did you get to the market yesterday?
ถ้าtâaฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเฮาhaoสิsìกลับบ้านglàp-bâanจั่งไดjàng-dai
If it rains, how will we get home?

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

jàng

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

จั่งjàngจั่งjàng1so; thus (Isan/Lao)2then; that way (Isan/Lao discourse)so; thus (Isan/Lao)Part 1
+
ไดdaiไดdaihand (archaic)hand (archaic)Part 2
จั่งไดjàng-daiจั่งไดjàng-daihow; in what wayhow; in what wayWord

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