ฝูง
fǔungMeanings
1NounA2
herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)
A group of animals or similar things seen or moving together, such as a herd of cattle, a flock of birds, or a swarm of insects.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)นกบินnók-binนกบินnók-bina bird flies; birds flyผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง
I saw a flock of birds flying past the house.
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In the evening, a herd of cattle walks back to the pen together.
A swarm of bees circled around the flowers after the rain.
นักถ่ายภาพnák-tàai-pâapเฝ้าfâoรอจังหวะrɔɔ-jang-wàที่tîiฝูงปลาfǔung-bplaaไล่lâiกินginแพลงก์ตอนplɛɛng-dtɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถ่ายภาพtàai-pâapใต้ทะเลdtâai-tá-lee
The photographer waited for the moment when a school of fish chased plankton to take an underwater shot.
2ClassifierA2
classifier for groups of animals/things
A classifier used to count groups or swarms of animals or similar items (e.g., one flock of birds, two swarms of bees).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostฝูงบินfǔung-binฝูงบินfǔung-binsquadron (aircraft unit); formation of aircraftข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûngfield; open country
I saw one flock of birds flying over the field.
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Today two swarms of bees came to cluster around the flowers behind the house.
The villagers said three schools of fish swam into the bay in the morning.
ไกด์gáiชี้chíiให้ดูhâi-duuนกnókกระยางgrà-yaangหลายlǎaiฝูงfǔungที่tîiกำลังgam-langเปลี่ยนbplìianเส้นทางsên-taangอพยพòp-pá-yópตามdtaamลมlom
The guide pointed out several flocks of egrets that were changing their migration route with the wind.
3NounB1
crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)
A large group of people gathered or moving together; can imply a tightly packed or unruly crowd.
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝูงfǔngฝูงfǔng1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitรถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót maybus; city busหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)จนแน่นjon nâenทางเท้าtaang táaoทางเท้าtaang táaosidewalk; pavement (BrE); pedestrian walkway
A crowd of people waiting for the bus in front of the mall packed the sidewalk.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกันganฝูงfǔungผู้ชมpûu-chomออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Police held the crowd of spectators back from the area for safety.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaร้านráanเปิดbpə̀ətลดราคาlót-raa-kaaฝูงfǔungลูกค้าlûuk-káaแห่hɛ̀ɛกรูgruuเข้าkâoไปพร้อมกันbpai-prɔ́ɔm-gan
When the store started its sale, a crowd of customers rushed in at once.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanคุมสถานการณ์kum-sà-tǎa-ná-gaanยากyâakเพราะprɔ́มีmiiฝูงfǔungผู้ร่วมงานpûu-rûuam-ngaanเบียดเสียดbìiat-sìiatเคลื่อนตัวklʉ̂ʉan-dtuuaไปbpaiทิศtítทางเดียวtaang-diiao
The organizers struggled to control the situation because a mass of attendees was packed tightly, moving in the same direction.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fǔung
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |