บังอาจ
bang-àatMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
insolent; impertinent; presumptuous (toward a superior)
showing disrespectful boldness toward someone or something that deserves deference (e.g., elders, superiors, sacred matters); presumptuous, impudent.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringบังอาจbang-àatบังอาจbang-àat1insolent; impertinent; presumptuous (toward a superior)2[to] dare (impudently); presume to; have the nerve toมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)หยาบคายyàap-kaaiหยาบคายyàap-kaairude; vulgar; coarseกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)
He is very impudent to dare speak rudely to an elder.
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เป็นbpenเด็กdèkที่têeบังอาจbang àatจริงๆjing jingกล้าglâaเถียงtĭiangครูคำkroo kamไม่mâiตกฟากdtòk fâakเลยloie
What an impudent child, daring to argue incessantly with the teacher.
ความคิดkwaam kítที่têeบังอาจbang àatของเขาkŏng kăoที่จะtêe jàปฏิวัติbpà-dtì-wátระบบrá-bòpการทำงานgaan tam ngaanเก่าๆgào gàoทำให้tam hâiหัวหน้าhŭua nâaไม่พอใจmâi por jai
His presumptuous idea to revolutionize the old work system displeased the boss.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiอันanบังอาจbang-àatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่tîiแสดงsà-dɛɛngต่อdtɔ̀ɔที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเขาkǎoไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatประธานbprà-taanเลยləəi
His impudent attitude shown at the meeting made everyone feel that he was not respecting the chairman at all.
2VerbB2
[to] dare (impudently); presume to; have the nerve to
to boldly do or say something one has no right or permission to do; to presume in a disrespectful way.
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)บังอาจbang-àatบังอาจbang-àat1insolent; impertinent; presumptuous (toward a superior)2[to] dare (impudently); presume to; have the nerve toเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuua1personal; private (pertaining to an individual)2personally; privatelyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนายพลnaai-ponนายพลnaai-pongeneral; general officer (military/police)โดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-ráp[to] not receive [sth]อนุญาตà-nú-yâatอนุญาตà-nú-yâat[to] allow; permit
That soldier presumed to enter the general's private quarters without permission.
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How dare you presume to lecture me!
เขาkǎoบังอาจbang-àatวิจารณ์wí-jaanผลงานpǒn-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngปรมาจารย์bpɔɔ-rá-maa-jaanต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaสาธารณชนsǎa-taa-rá-ná-chonซึ่งsʉ̂ngถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการล่วงเกินgaan-lûuang-gəənอย่างyàangร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛng
He presumed to criticize the master's work in public, which is considered a grave offense.
ในnaiยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiนั้นnánไม่มีmâi-miiสามัญชนsǎa-man-chonคนkonใดdaiบังอาจbang-àatท้าทายtáa-taaiอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngขุนนางkǔn-naangผู้ครองเมืองpûu-krɔɔng-mʉʉang
In that era, no commoner would presume to challenge the authority of the ruling noble.
Tones
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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
bang
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brother[to] block; cover; obscurePart 1
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อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)may; might (possibility)Part 2
บังอาจbang-àatบังอาจbang-àatinsolent; impertinent; presumptuous (toward a superior)insolent; impertinent; presumptuous (toward a superior)Word