ดังๆ
dang dangMeanings
1AdverbA2
loudly; out loud
in a loud way; aloud; not quietly.
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutดังๆdang dangดังๆdang dang1loudly; out loud2famous; well-knownหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Please speak loudly.
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Grandma doesn't hear well; when you talk to her, you have to speak loudly.
He laughed out loud when he heard the joke.
คุณครูkun kruuให้hâiนักเรียนnák riianอ่านàanบทความbòt kwaamดังๆdang dangให้hâiเพื่อนpêuuanทั้งtángห้องhôngได้dâiฟังfang
The teacher had the student read the article aloud for the whole class to hear.
2AdjectiveB1
famous; well-known
used to describe famous or well-known people or things, often referring to several of them (e.g., นักร้องดังๆ ‘well-known singers’).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากเจอyàak jerอยากเจอyàak jer[to] want to meet; [to] want to seeคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleดังๆdang dangดังๆdang dang1loudly; out loud2famous; well-knownสักครั้งsàk krángสักครั้งsàk krángonce; at least once; even onceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespan
I want to meet a very famous person once in my life.
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คอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtนี้néeมีแต่mee dtàeนักร้องnák róngดังๆdang dangมาmaaทั้งนั้นtáng nánตั๋วdtŭuaเลยloieขายหมดkăai mòtเร็วreoมากmâak
This concert has only very famous singers, so the tickets sold out very quickly.
ถ้าtâaไปbpaiเชียงใหม่chiiang màiต้องdtôngลองlongไปbpaiกินginร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanดังๆdang dangที่têeคนkonแนะนำnáe-namเยอะๆyér-yérนะná
If you go to Chiang Mai, you should try the very popular restaurants that many people recommend.
ในฐานะnai tăa-náนักแสดงnák sà-daengหน้าใหม่nâa màiเขาkăoมีmeeความใฝ่ฝันkwaam fài fănที่têeจะjàได้dâiร่วมงานrûuam ngaanกับgàpผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpดังๆdang dangระดับโลกrá-dàp lôhk
As a new actor, he dreams of working with world-renowned, very famous directors.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดังๆ said ดัง-ดัง?
dang dang
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dang
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 | — | — |