ถังแตก
tǎng-dtɛ̀ɛkMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
broke; having no money
to be out of money; to be broke (an informal, idiomatic expression).
Examples
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitไม่ได้mâi-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)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ถังแตกtǎng-dtɛ̀ɛkถังแตกtǎng-dtɛ̀ɛkbroke; having no moneyแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I can't go on a trip this weekend. I'm broke.
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ฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàถังแตกtǎng-dtɛ̀ɛkช่วงchûuangสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanเพราะprɔ́ใช้เงินchái-ngənซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngเยอะเกินไปyə́-gəən-bpai
I'm often broke at the end of the month because I spend too much money on shopping.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiเริ่มrêrmประหยัดbprà-yàtตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตอนนี้dton néeสิ้นปีsîn bpeeต้องdtôngถังแตกtăng dtàekแน่ๆnâe nâe
If I don't start saving now, I'll definitely be broke by the end of the year.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเอาaoเงินngənไปbpaiลงทุนlong-tunจนหมดjon-mòtตัวdtuuaตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ถังแตกtǎng-dtɛ̀ɛkจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənจ่ายjàaiค่าเช่าบ้านkâa-châo-bâan
After investing all his money and losing it, he is now so broke that he has no money to pay rent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǎng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tankscontainer; bucket; bin; tankPart 1
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แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)[to] crack; break; shatterPart 2
ถังแตกtǎng-dtɛ̀ɛkถังแตกtǎng-dtɛ̀ɛkbroke; having no moneybroke; having no moneyWord