จึ๋ง
jʉ̌ngMeaning
1NounB2
a tiny bit
a very small amount or a tiny bit (colloquial, often used to indicate a minuscule quantity)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเติมdtəəmเติมdtəəm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)น้ำตาลnám-dtaanน้ำตาลnám-dtaan1sugar2brown (color)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asจึ๋งjʉ̌ngจึ๋งjʉ̌nga tiny bitเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleกาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขมkǒmขมkǒm1bitter (taste)2bitter; painful (emotion)ไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessive
I'd like to add just a tiny bit more sugar; this cup of coffee is a bit too bitter.
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เขาkǎoขึ้นเงินเดือนkʉ̂n-ngən-dʉʉanให้hâiแค่kɛ̂ɛจึ๋งjʉ̌ngเดียวdiiaoไม่พอmâi-pɔɔกับgàpค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipที่tîiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nเลยləəi
He gave me a minuscule salary increase; it's not enough to cover the rising cost of living.
เขาkăoยอมลดราคาyom lót raa-kaaให้hâiแค่kâeจึ๋งjĕungเดียวdiiaoทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeเราraoซื้อของséu kŏngไปbpaiตั้งdtângเยอะyéh
He only gave us a tiny bit of a discount, even though we bought so much stuff.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
jʉ̌ng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |