ชง
chongMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] brew; make (tea/coffee/instant drinks)
To prepare a drink such as tea, coffee, or instant beverages by steeping or mixing with hot water.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชงกาแฟchong-gaa-fɛɛชงกาแฟchong-gaa-fɛɛ[to] make coffeeดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
This morning I brewed coffee for myself.
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Mom made hot cocoa for the kid before bed yesterday.
Please make hot tea for the guests tomorrow.
เขาkăoชอบchôpชงชาchong chaaแบบbàepแช่châeใบชาbai chaaนานnaanๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmชัดchátขึ้นkêun
He likes to brew tea by steeping the leaves for a long time to enhance the aroma.
2VerbB1
[to] mix; prepare (a drink)
To prepare a drink by combining ingredients, including alcoholic mixed drinks.
Examples
บาร์เทนเดอร์baa ten derบาร์เทนเดอร์baa ten derbartender; person who prepares and serves drinksชงม็อกเทลchong mók taylชงม็อกเทลchong mók tayl[to] make a mocktail; mix a non-alcoholic cocktailผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเข้ากันkâo ganเข้ากันkâo gan1[to] go well together; match2[to] get along; be compatible (people)3[to] blend/mix evenly (ingredients)4[to] be consistent; agree (data/ideas)
The bartender mixed a fruit mocktail for me, gently stirring until it blended.
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เขาkăoชงchongค็อกเทลkók taylสูตรsòotบ้านbâanๆ-โดยdoiผสมpà-sŏmน้ำโซดาnáam soh-daaกับgàpไซรัปsai-rápแล้วláeoคนkonให้hâiเข้ากันkâo gan
He mixed a simple homemade cocktail by adding soda water to syrup and stirring to combine.
ถ้าtâaชงchongโกโก้goh-gôhให้hâiเนียนniianต้องdtôngค่อยkôiๆ-เติมนมdterm nomแล้วláeoคนkonต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangไม่ให้mâi hâiเป็นbpenเม็ดmét
If you want smooth cocoa, you need to gradually add milk and keep stirring so it doesn’t clump.
บาริสต้าbaa-rít-dtâaชงchongลาเต้laa-dtêeเย็นyenโดยdooiผสมpà-sǒmนมnomกับgàpไซรัปก่อนsai-ráp-gɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iคนkonกาแฟgaa-fɛɛลงไปlong-bpaiให้hâiส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmเข้ากันkâo-ganนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuan
The barista made an iced latte by mixing milk with syrup first, then gently stirring in the coffee until well integrated.
3VerbB2
[to] set up a pairing; ship (slang)
To arrange or promote a pairing/relationship between people; to 'ship' a couple (colloquial).
Examples
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ชงchongชงchong1[to] brew; make (tea/coffee/instant drinks)2[to] mix; prepare (a drink)3[to] set up a pairing; ship (slang)4[to] submit/present (a proposal/topic) (bureaucratic slang)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)พีทpêetพีทpêet1Pete (given name)2peatกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เมย์mayเมย์may1May (month)2May (given name)เป็นคู่bpen kôoเป็นคู่bpen kôo1[to] be in a pair; be paired2[to] be a couple (romantic)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทั้งสองtáng sŏngทั้งสองtáng sŏng1both; the two (with a noun)2both; both of themเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเขินkŏenเขินkŏen1shy; embarrassed2[to] feel shy/embarrassed
Friends in the class like to ship Pete and May as a couple, to the point that they both start blushing.
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รายการวาไรตี้raai gaan waa-rai-dtêeตัดต่อdtàt dtòชงchongโมเมนต์moh-ménของkŏngนักร้องnák róngสองsŏngคนจนkon jonแฟนๆfaen faenจิ้นjînกันganใหญ่yài
The variety show edited to promote moments between the two singers so fans really started shipping them.
ในnaiทวิตเตอร์tá-wít-dtə̂əมีmiiคนkonชงchongคู่kûuตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnรองrɔɔngสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonด้วยdûuaiการทำgaan-tamแฟนอาร์ตfɛɛn-áatและlɛ́เขียนkǐianฟิคประกอบfík-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp
On Twitter, people ship the two supporting characters by making fan art and writing accompanying fanfics.
ผู้จัดpôo jàtละครlá-konตั้งใจdtâng jaiชงchongเคมีke-meeพระนางprá naangด้วยdûuayซีนseenหวานๆwăan wăanหลายlăaiฉากchàakเพื่อpêuuaสร้างกระแสsâang grà-săeคู่จิ้นkôo jînให้hâiติดdtìtเทรนด์tren
The drama producer intentionally promotes the leads' chemistry with many sweet scenes to create a trending shipped couple.
4VerbB2
[to] submit/present (a proposal/topic) (bureaucratic slang)
To put forward a topic or proposal for consideration in a meeting or process; informal bureaucratic usage.
Examples
เลขานุการlee-kǎa-nú-gaanเลขานุการlee-kǎa-nú-gaansecretary; administrative assistantชงchongชงchong1[to] brew; make (tea/coffee/instant drinks)2[to] mix; prepare (a drink)3[to] set up a pairing; ship (slang)4[to] submit/present (a proposal/topic) (bureaucratic slang)วาระwaa-ráวาระwaa-rá1agenda item2agenda; order of business3occasion; juncture4term; tenure5reading/stage (of a bill)ด่วนdùuanด่วนdùuan1urgent; immediate2urgent; express (service/class)3urgently; in a hurryเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2meeting venue/room3the assembly; the bodyเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatกรรมgamกรรมgam1damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)2karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)3deed; act (with moral weight)4fate; consequence; retributionการพิจารณาgaan-pí-jaa-rá-naaการพิจารณาgaan-pí-jaa-rá-naa1careful thought; consideration; review2official examination; deliberation; hearing
The secretary put forward an urgent agenda item to the meeting for the board to consider.
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ฝ่ายfàaiแผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaanจะjàชงchongข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əปรับbpràpงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanในnaiรอบrɔ̂ɔpบ่ายนี้bàai-níi
The planning department will put forward a proposal to adjust the budget this afternoon.
ปลัดbpà-làtชงchongร่างrâangระเบียบrá-bìiapใหม่màiเข้าสู่kâo-sùuกระบวนการพิจารณาgrà-buuan-gaan-pí-jaa-rá-naaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดรับbpə̀ət-rápความเห็นkwaam-hěnจากjàakทุกtúkหน่วยnùuai
The permanent secretary put forward a draft regulation into the review process to solicit feedback from all units.
เธอtəəชงchongประเด็นbprà-denความโปร่งใสkwaam-bpròong-sǎiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngตั้งdtângคณะทำงานká-ná-tam-ngaanเฉพาะกิจchà-pɔ́-gìt
She put forward the issue of transparency in the meeting, prompting the formation of a special task force.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |