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taang-dtanMeanings
1NounA2
dead end; cul-de-sac
a road or path that is closed at one end
Examples
ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทางตันtaang-dtanทางตันtaang-dtan1dead end; cul-de-sac2impasse; stalemateครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This alley is a dead end.
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เขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiซอยsɔɔiทางตันtaang-dtanเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngถอยรถtɔ̌ɔi-rótออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
He drove into a dead-end alley, so he had to back the car out.
คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngเลี้ยวซ้ายlíiao-sáaiตรงนั้นdtrong-nánนะnáเพราะprɔ́ถ้าtâaตรงไปdtrong-bpaiจะเป็นjà-bpenทางตันtaang-dtan
You have to turn left there, because if you go straight it's a dead end.
บ้านbâanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอยู่ในyùu-naiซอยsɔɔiทางตันtaang-dtanซึ่งsʉ̂ngทำให้tam-hâiเงียบสงบngîiap-sà-ngòpและlɛ́ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีmiiรถrótผ่านpàan
My house is in a dead-end alley, which makes it quiet and with not much traffic.
2NounB2
impasse; stalemate
a situation in which no progress is possible; a deadlock
Examples
ความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-pan1relationship; relations (people/groups)2connection; association; correlation (things/data)3mathematical relationของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ทางตันtaang-dtanทางตันtaang-dtan1dead end; cul-de-sac2impasse; stalemateแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คุยกันkui-ganคุยกันkui-gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] not understand; be clueless; not know what's going on2incomprehensible; unintelligible; not make senseเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Our relationship has reached a deadlock; we can't communicate at all.
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โปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàเจอjəəทางตันtaang-dtanเพราะprɔ́เราraoขาดkàatงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔn
This project seems to have hit a dead end because we lack financial support.
การเจรจาต่อรองgaan-jee-rá-jaa-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngดำเนินdam-nəənมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngทางตันtaang-dtanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไม่มีmâi-miiฝ่ายfàaiใดdaiยอมอ่อนข้อyɔɔm-ɔ̀ɔn-kɔ̂ɔให้hâiกันgan
The negotiation has reached an impasse, as neither side is willing to concede.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaงานngaanของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngทางตันtaang-dtanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiที่tîiตั้งไว้dtâng-wáiไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatพิสูจน์pí-sùutได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiมีอยู่mii-yùu
The researcher felt his work had come to a deadlock when the proposed theory could not be proven with the available data.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
taang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 1
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ตันdtanตันdtan1blocked; clogged2ton; tonne (metric unit)3dense; solid (not hollow)4stuck; out of ideas5stocky; thicksetblocked; cloggedPart 2
ทางตันtaang-dtanทางตันtaang-dtandead end; cul-de-sacdead end; cul-de-sacWord