บงการ
bong-gaanMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] command; order; direct
to give authoritative orders and control what others must do
Examples
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)บงการbong gaanบงการbong gaan1[to] command; order; direct2[to] orchestrate; pull the stringsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or groupทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeทุกอย่างtúk yàangทุกอย่างtúk yàangeverything; all thingsตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)คำสั่งkam sàngคำสั่งkam sàng1order; command2instruction; directive3court/administrative order4computer commandเป๊ะๆbpé bpéเป๊ะๆbpé bpé1exactly; precisely2exact; precise; spot‑on
This boss likes to authoritatively order his subordinates to do everything exactly as commanded.
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เขาkăoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamจะjàบงการbong gaanทุกtúkการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeไม่ใช่mâi châiหัวหน้าโครงการhŭua nâa kroong gaan
He tried to command every decision in the meeting, even though he wasn't the project leader.
คุณแม่kun mâeเลิกlêrkบงการbong gaanชีวิตchee-wítลูกๆlôok lôokได้แล้วdâai láewพวกเขาpûuak kăoโตdtohพอporที่จะtêe jàตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเองayngได้dâi
The mother should stop dictating her children's lives; they are old enough to make their own decisions.
ผู้นำเผด็จการpûu-nam-pà-dèt-gaanใช้cháiกองทัพgɔɔng-tápเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉในnaiการgaanบงการbong-gaanและlɛ́ควบคุมkûuap-kumประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonอย่างyàangเบ็ดเสร็จbèt-sèt
The dictator used the army as a tool to command and control the populace with absolute authority.
2VerbB2
[to] orchestrate; pull the strings
to control or influence people or events, often from behind the scenes
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyบงการbong-gaanบงการbong-gaan1[to] command; order; direct2[to] orchestrate; pull the stringsเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingอยู่เบื้องหลังyùu-bʉ̂ʉang-lǎngอยู่เบื้องหลังyùu-bʉ̂ʉang-lǎng[to] be behind [sth]; work behind the scenesแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นใครbpen-kraiเป็นใครbpen-kraiWho is it?; Who are you?
I feel like someone is pulling the strings behind this whole story, but we don't know who it is.
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หลายคนlǎai-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaนักลงทุนnák-long-tunรายใหญ่raai-yàiเป็นbpenผู้บงการpûu-bong-gaanการควบรวมกิจการgaan-kûuap-ruuam-gìt-jà-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtในnaiครั้งนี้kráng-níi
Many people believe that a major investor is the one secretly controlling the company's merger this time.
จากjàakการสืบสวนgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanพบว่าpóp-wâaมีmiiกลุ่มglùmอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponที่tîiคอยkɔɔiบงการbong-gaanการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangหลายคนlǎai-kon
The investigation revealed that there is an influential group that has been manipulating the decisions of several politicians from behind the scenes.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛทุกคนtúk-konในnaiองค์กรong-gɔɔnต่างdtàangรู้rúuดีว่าdii-wâaเขาkǎoคือkʉʉผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingซึ่งsʉ̂ngบงการbong-gaanทุกอย่างtúk-yàangอยู่yùu
Even though he holds no official title, everyone in the organization knows he is the real power who secretly controls everything.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
bong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |