ตัง
dtangMeanings
1NounA1
money (colloquial)
money; colloquial; informal spelling of ตังค์ตังค์dtang1satang (colloq.)2money; cash (informal, colloquial).
Examples
2NounB1
satang (colloquial currency unit)
colloquial for สตางค์สตางค์sà-dtaang1satang (1/100 baht)2money (colloq.); a unit of Thai currency equal to 1/100 of a baht; often heard in amounts (e.g., 50 satang).
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนึงnʉngนึงnʉngone (colloquial)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)ห้าสิบhâa-sìpห้าสิบhâa-sìpfifty; 50ตังdtangตังdtang1money (colloquial)2satang (colloquial currency unit)
I'd like one bottle of water, please. Ten baht and fifty satang.
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The price of gas went up by 25 satang per liter today.
The vendor gave me 75 satang less in change, but I didn't ask for it back.
ในnaiระบบบัญชีrá-bòp-ban-chiiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngบันทึกban-tʉ́kทุกบาทtúk-bàatทุกtúkตังdtangให้hâiตรงกับdtrong-gàpความเป็นจริงkwaam-bpen-jing
In the accounting system, we have to record every single baht and satang to match reality.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dtang
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 | — | — |