บางๆ
baang baangMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
thin; fine (not thick)
having little thickness; thin or fine in layer or slice
Examples
กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetแผ่นpàenแผ่นpàen1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintly
This sheet of paper is thin.
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The weather is hot today, I have to wear a thin shirt.
I like to eat thin slices of bread.
ผนังpà-năngห้องนี้hông néeบางๆbaang baangจนได้jon dâiยินyinเสียงsĭiangจากjàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâangชัดchátเลยloie
The wall of this room is so thin that I can hear the noise from the next room clearly.
2AdverbA2
thinly; in a thin layer
in a thin layer or cut; with little material applied
Examples
ทาtaaทาtaa1[to] apply; spread (a substance)2[to] coat; paint (surface)ครีมkreemครีมkreem1cream (dairy)2cream (cosmetic/medicated)3cream-coloredบางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintlyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอแล้วpo láeoพอแล้วpo láeo1That's enough2Stop it; That's enough
Applying a thin layer of cream is enough.
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Please slice the pork thinly for me.
Tomorrow morning, I will spread a thin layer of jam on the bread.
เวลาway-laaแต่งหน้าdtàeng nâaควรkuuanลงlongรองพื้นrong péunบางๆbaang baangเพื่อให้pêuua hâiดูdooเป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châat
When putting on makeup, you should apply a thin layer of foundation to look natural.
3AdjectiveB1
slight; faint; subtle
weak or light in degree (e.g., a faint smile, light color, soft sound, slight smell)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmpleasant smell; fragranceบางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintlyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
I smell a faint, pleasant scent from the flowers in the garden.
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หมอกmòkยามเช้าyaam cháaoที่têeลอยloiอยู่yòoบางๆbaang baangทำให้tam hâiทิวทัศน์tiu-tátดูdooสวยงามsŭuay ngaamไปbpaiอีกèekแบบbàep
The light morning fog drifting by makes the scenery beautiful in a different way.
เขาkăoชอบchôpทาสีtaa sĕeห้องhôngเป็นbpenสีเขียวsĕe kĭiaoบางๆbaang baangเพราะpráwมันmanทำให้tam hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukสบายตาsà-baai dtaa
He likes to paint the room a light green color because it feels easy on the eyes.
แม้máeในnaiยามyaamที่têeเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengที่สุดtêe sùtก็gâwยังyangมีmeeความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukเศร้าsâoบางๆbaang baangซ่อนอยู่sôn yòoในnaiแววตาwaew dtaaของkŏngเธอter
Even at her strongest, there was still a faint sense of sadness hidden in her eyes.
4AdverbB1
slightly; faintly
to a small degree; in a faint or subtle way (e.g., a faint smile, pale color, light scent)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileบางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintlyแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)เดินจากไปdern jàak bpaiเดินจากไปdern jàak bpai[to] walk away from [sb/sth/somewhere]
He just smiled faintly and then walked away.
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ฉันchănจำได้jam dâiบางๆbaang baangว่าwâaเคยkoeiเจอjerเขาkăoที่ไหนtêe năiสักsàkแห่งhàengแต่dtàeก็gâwนึกไม่ออกnéuk mâi òk
I vaguely remember meeting him somewhere, but I can't recall where.
เมื่อmêuuaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวดีkàao deeเธอterก็gâwพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaบางๆbaang baangเป็นbpenการตอบรับgaan dtòp ráp
When she heard the good news, she nodded slightly as an acknowledgement.
เขาkăoเปรยbprəəiออกมาòk maaบางๆbaang baangว่าwâaไม่ค่อยเห็นด้วยmâi kôi hĕn dûuaiกับgàpแผนการpăen gaanนี้néeซึ่งsêungทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumเปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpai
He hinted subtly that he didn't quite agree with the plan, which changed the atmosphere in the meeting room.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บางๆ said บาง-บาง?
baang baang
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
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 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 | — | — |