ตังค์
dtangMeanings
1NounA2
money; cash (informal, colloquial)
Informal Thai for money or cash in general; widely used in everyday speech.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentพกpókพกpók[to] carry (on oneself)ตังค์dtangตังค์dtang1money; cash (informal, colloquial)2satang (colloq.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerน้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertไม่ได้mâi-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)
I brought little money today, so I can’t buy snacks.
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He asked to borrow some cash and will pay it back tomorrow.
I’m saving money to buy a new phone.
พอporสิ้นเดือนsîn deuuanตังค์dtangก็gâwหายวับhăai wápไปbpaiกับgàpค่าเช่าkâa châoและláeค่าน้ำkâa náamค่าไฟkâa fai
By the end of the month, the money vanishes on rent and utility bills.
2NounC1
satang (colloq.)
A colloquial shortening of สตางค์สตางค์sà-dtaang1satang (1/100 baht)2money (colloq.), a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a baht.
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛthe elderly; eldersชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)ห้าสิบhâa-sìpห้าสิบhâa-sìpfifty; 50ตังค์dtangตังค์dtang1money; cash (informal, colloquial)2satang (colloq.)
In the past, elders liked to say prices as 'one baht fifty satang.'
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เหรียญrǐianสลึงsà-lʉ̌ngเท่ากับtâo-gàpยี่yîiสิบห้าsìp-hâaสตางค์sà-dtaangบางคนbaang-konก็gɔ̂ยังyangเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaยี่yîiสิบห้าsìp-hâaตังค์dtangตามdtaamแบบเก่าbɛ̀ɛp-gào
A salung coin equals twenty-five satang; some still call it twenty-five tang in the old style.
คำว่าkam-wâaตังค์dtangในnaiความหมายkwaam-mǎaiว่าwâaสตางค์sà-dtaangเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiแทบtɛ̂ɛpพบpópแค่kɛ̂ɛในnaiเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonรุ่นrûnปู่ย่าbpùu-yâa
The word tang meaning 'satang' is now found almost only in the stories of our grandparents’ generation.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaยุคก่อนyúk-gɔ̀ɔnมักmákขานkǎanราคาraa-kaaละเอียดlá-ìiatเป็นbpenบาทbàatกับgàpตังค์dtangซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการค้าgaan-káaแบบbɛ̀ɛpพิถีพิถันpí-tǐi-pí-tǎn
Vendors of earlier times often quoted prices precisely in baht and satang, reflecting a meticulous trading culture.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตังค์ said ตัง?
dtang
- Silent letterค์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
ค์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |