ช่วงๆ
chûuang chûuangMeaning
1AdverbB1
from time to time; intermittently
Happening in intervals or periods; not continuously.
Examples
เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเป็นช่วงๆbpen chûuang chûuangเป็นช่วงๆbpen chûuang chûuangintermittently; periodicallyไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
Yesterday it rained in intervals, not all the time.
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สัญญาณsăn-yaanอินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nétที่têeหอพักhŏr pákไม่ค่อยmâi kôiดีdeeมันmanติดๆdtìt dtìtดับdàpๆ-มาmaaเป็นช่วงๆbpen chûuang chûuang
The internet signal at the dorm isn't very good; it comes and goes in intervals.
เวลาway-laaผมpŏmเครียดkrîatมากๆmâak mâakจะjàรู้สึกrúu-sèukปวดท้องbpùuat tóngเป็นช่วงๆbpen chûuang chûuangครับkráp
When I'm very stressed, I feel stomach pains intermittently.
การสนับสนุนgaan sà-nàp-sà-nŭnทางการเงินtaang gaan ngernจากjàakรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanถูกtòokส่งมอบsòng môpมาmaaเป็นช่วงๆbpen chûuang chûuangทำให้tam hâiโครงการkrohng gaanล่าช้าlâa cháaกว่าที่gwàa têeคาดการณ์kâat gaanไว้wái
The financial support from the government was delivered in intervals, causing the project to be delayed beyond what was expected.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ช่วงๆ said ช่วง-ช่วง?
chûuang chûuang
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chûuang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |