ทั้ง
táng
Meanings
1NounA2
whole; entire
denotes the entirety of a single thing or period (e.g., the whole day, the entire book)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)
I read this entire book.
2ClassifierA2
all
marks the totality of a group or amount (often used before classifiers or nouns)
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asหมดยmòtมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
All the students came to school today.
3NounA2
both
refers to two items together; often used with คู่คู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; couple or with a pair/list of two
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ถุงเท้าtŭng táoถุงเท้าtŭng táosockทั้งคู่táng kôoทั้งคู่táng kôo1both (of them)2both (post-nominal)
He put on both socks.
4NounB1
altogether; entirely
as an adverb meaning in total or completely
Examples
รวมruuamรวมruuam1[to] include; contain2[to] gather; combine; consolidate3total; sum; aggregate4in total; altogether; overall5overall; general; comprehensiveแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ทั้งสิ้นtáng sînทั้งสิ้นtáng sîn1all; in total2entirely; completelyห้าร้อยhâa róiห้าร้อยhâa róifive hundred; 500บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)
In total, pay five hundred baht.
5NounB2
even; as many/much as
emphatic marker highlighting extent, inclusion, or surprise (e.g., even teachers; as many/much as ten)
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำการtam gaanทำการtam gaan1[to] carry out; conduct; perform; execute2[to] operate; be in operation; be open (for business)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เสร็จทันเวลาsèt tan way-laaเสร็จทันเวลาsèt tan way-laa[to] finish on timeทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเรียบร้อยrîiap róiเรียบร้อยrîiap rói1finished; completed2neat; tidy; orderly3well-behaved; proper; modest4calm; free of trouble5completely; all done (sentence-final use)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The kids even finished their homework on time, and even the teacher praised that it was very neat.