บาง

baang

Meanings

1determinerA2

some; certain

referring to an unspecified subset of a group (placed before a noun)

Examples

บางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กาแฟดำgaa-fɛɛ-damกาแฟดำgaa-fɛɛ-damblack coffee
Some people like black coffee.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiบางbaangกลุ่มglùmจะjàไปbpaiทัศนศึกษาtát-sà-ná-sʉ̀k-sǎa
Tomorrow some groups will go on a field trip.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanบางbaangร้านráanปิดbpìtเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
Yesterday some shops closed earlier than usual.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumบางbaangข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əได้รับdâi-rápการสนับสนุนgaan-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางbaangข้อkɔ̂ɔถูกtùukเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
In the meeting, some proposals were supported, but some were postponed.
2AdjectiveA2

thin; slight

having little thickness; not thick

Examples

กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetแผ่นpɛ̀nแผ่นpɛ̀n1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This sheet of paper is very thin.
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เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoบางbaangจนjonเห็นhěnเสื้อกล้ามsʉ̂ʉa-glâamข้างในkâang-nai
His shirt is so thin that you can see the undershirt inside.
ผ้าห่มpâa-hòmผืนpʉ̌ʉnนี้níiบางbaangไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnเลยləəiหนาวnǎao
This blanket is a bit too thin, so it’s cold at night.
แผ่นฟิล์มpɛ̀n-fiimที่tîiใช้cháiทดลองtót-lɔɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngบางbaangสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əไม่เช่นนั้นmâi-chên-nánผลpǒnวัดwátจะjàคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉan
The film used in the experiment must be uniformly thin; otherwise, the measurements will be inaccurate.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

baang

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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