พัง(pang)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

broken; not working

in a state of being broken or not functioning; ruined

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ทีวีtee weeทีวีtee wee1television (broadcast medium)2classifier: เครื่อง / เครื่องรับ3television (device)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotบ้านพังbâan pangบ้านพังbâan panghouse badly damaged/collapsedดูข่าวdoo kàaoดูข่าวdoo kàao[to] watch the news; follow the newsไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Yesterday the TV at home was broken, so I couldn't watch the news.
2VerbA2

[to] break down; collapse; fall apart

to break, give way, or collapse so that it no longer works or holds together

Examples

เก้าอี้gâo îเก้าอี้gâo îchairตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พังpangพังpang1[to] break down; collapse; fall apart2ruined; a mess (plans/situations)3broken; not working4broke; flat broke (slang)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
This chair is broken and can't be sat on.
3AdjectiveA2

ruined; a mess (plans/situations)

completely ruined or messed up, often said of plans, events, or situations

Examples

แผนเที่ยวpăen tîaoแผนเที่ยวpăen tîaotrip plan; travel plan; itineraryวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)พังpangพังpang1[to] break down; collapse; fall apart2ruined; a mess (plans/situations)3broken; not working4broke; flat broke (slang)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Today’s travel plan is totally ruined.
4AdjectiveB1

broke; flat broke (slang)

informal: out of money; financially broke

Examples

สิ้นเดือนsîn deuuanสิ้นเดือนsîn deuuan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the month3month-end payday (colloq.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พังpangพังpang1[to] break down; collapse; fall apart2ruined; a mess (plans/situations)3broken; not working4broke; flat broke (slang)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyสุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1extremely; to the max2awesome!; so cool!
I'm broke at the end of this month, so I have to be super frugal.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หักพังhàk pangหักพังhàk pang[to] collapse; [to] be in ruins

[to] collapse; [to] be in ruins

เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone bad
  • broken; out of order
  • [to] pay
  • late; deceased
  • polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)
  • sadly; unfortunately (final particle)
  • [to] lose; forfeit; waste
  • spoiled; ruined; gone bad
ทรุดsútทรุดsút1[to] collapse; give way (structural)2[to] subside; sink; settle3[to] deteriorate; decline (health/condition)
  • [to] collapse; give way (structural)
  • [to] subside; sink; settle
  • [to] deteriorate; decline (health/condition)
ทะลายtá-laaiทะลายtá-laai1[to] break apart; collapse; disintegrate2[to] split open (hard shell/cluster)3spadix/cluster (areca/betel)
  • [to] break apart; collapse; disintegrate
  • [to] split open (hard shell/cluster)
  • spadix/cluster (areca/betel)
ใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâiใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâi1unusable; doesn't work2unacceptable; no good
  • unusable; doesn't work
  • unacceptable; no good