ตั้งธง
dtâng-tongMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] plant or raise a flag
To plant or raise a flag.
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)กำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesธงชาติtong-châatธงชาติtong-châatnational flagขึ้นสู่kʉ̂n-sùuขึ้นสู่kʉ̂n-sùu1[to] go/ascend to (a place or height)2[to] rise/advance to (rank, level, state)ยอดเสาyɔ̂ɔt-sǎoยอดเสาyɔ̂ɔt-sǎotop of a pillar, pole, or mast
The soldiers are about to raise the national flag up the flagpole.
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ในnaiพิธีเปิดpí-tii-bpə̀ətการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnกีฬาgii-laaจะมีjà-miiการตั้งgaan-dtângธงtongของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetที่tîiเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
In the opening ceremony of the sports competition, the flags of all participating countries will be raised.
นักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoดีใจdii-jaiมากmâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้dâaiตั้งธงdtâng-tongบนbonยอดเขาเอเวอเรสต์yɔ̂ɔt-kǎo-ee-wəə-rêetสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
The mountaineers were overjoyed when they successfully planted their flag on the summit of Mount Everest.
การตั้งgaan-dtângธงtongครึ่งkrʉ̂ngเสาsǎoเป็นธรรมเนียมปฏิบัติbpen-tam-niiam-bpà-dtì-bàtสากลsǎa-gonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngการgaanไว้อาลัยwái-aa-lai
Raising a flag at half-mast is a universal custom to show mourning.
2VerbB2
[to] set a target; prejudge (have a preconceived conclusion)
To set a target or objective in advance; also, to have a fixed idea or conclusion before seeing all the facts (bias).
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ตั้งธงdtâng-tongตั้งธงdtâng-tong1[to] plant or raise a flag2[to] set a target; prejudge (have a preconceived conclusion)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เก็บเงินgèp-ngənเก็บเงินgèp-ngən1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]ให้ได้hâi-dâaiให้ได้hâi-dâaipost-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter whatหนึ่งแสนnʉ̀ng-sɛ̌ɛnหนึ่งแสนnʉ̀ng-sɛ̌ɛnone hundred thousand; 100,000บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
We've set a target to save one hundred thousand baht this year.
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อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngตั้งธงdtâng-tongว่าwâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonไม่ดีmâi-diiลองlɔɔngคุยkuiกับgàpเขาkǎoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสิsì
Don't have a fixed idea that he's a bad person; try talking to him first.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaตั้งธงdtâng-tongคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpไว้wáiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเริ่มrə̂əmการสอบสวนgaan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanด้วยซ้ำdûuai-sám
The committee was criticized for having a predetermined conclusion even before the investigation began.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตั้งธงdtâng-tongในnaiการขยายตลาดgaan-kà-yǎai-dtà-làatไปยังbpai-yangเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâaiภายในpaai-nai3ปีbpiiข้างหน้าkâang-nâa
The company has set an objective to expand its market into Southeast Asia within the next 3 years.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตั้งธง said ตั้ง-ทง?
dtâng-tong
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; piles[to] place upright; stand; erectPart 1
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ตั้งธงdtâng-tongตั้งธงdtâng-tong[to] plant or raise a flag[to] plant or raise a flagWord