พัง
pangMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
broken; not working
in a state of being broken or not functioning; ruined
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ทีวีtii-wiiทีวีtii-wii1television (device)2classifier: เครื่อง3television (broadcast medium)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบ้านพังbâan-pangบ้านพังbâan-panghouse badly damaged/collapsedดูข่าวduu-kàaoดูข่าวduu-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.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkเครื่องซักผ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-sák-pâaก็gɔ̂พังpangใช้งานchái-ngaanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทั้งวันtáng-wan
After the heavy rain, the washing machine was broken and couldn't be used all day.
คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əที่tîiสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaanพังpangตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoทำtamให้hâiเราraoส่งsòngรายงานraai-ngaanไม่mâiทันเวลาtan-wee-laa
The computer at the office has been broken since morning, causing us to miss the report deadline.
My phone is broken; it won't turn on at all.
My phone is broken and doesn't work at all.
Yesterday the TV at home broke, so we had to take it for repair.
Tomorrow the technician will come to check the washing machine that is broken.
คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əพังpangมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnทำงานtam-ngaanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทั้งวันtáng-wan
The computer has been broken since this morning, which made me unable to work all day.
2VerbA2
[to] break down; collapse; fall apart
to break, give way, or collapse so that it no longer works or holds together
Examples
เก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[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.
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Yesterday my phone fell into the water and broke completely.
Heavy rain last night caused the small bridge to collapse.
หลังคาlǎng-kaaเก่าgàoมากmâakพอpɔɔลมแรงlom-rɛɛngก็gɔ̂พังถล่มpang-tà-lòmลงมาlong-maaต้องdtɔ̂ngย้ายyáaiคนkonออกɔ̀ɔkทันทีtan-tii
The roof was very old; when strong winds hit, it collapsed, and people had to be evacuated immediately.
3AdjectiveA2
ruined; a mess (plans/situations)
completely ruined or messed up, often said of plans, events, or situations
Examples
แผนเที่ยวpɛ̌ɛn-tîiaoแผนเที่ยวpɛ̌ɛn-tîiaotrip plan; travel plan; itineraryวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentพังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today’s travel plan is totally ruined.
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Heavy rain and long traffic—this evening’s meeting is messed up.
ผมpǒmลืมlʉʉmเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanไว้wáiที่บ้านtîi-bâanเลยləəiทำให้tam-hâiการนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əพังpangหมดmòt
I forgot the documents at home, so the presentation was completely ruined.
พอpɔɔผู้บรรยายpûu-ban-yaaiหลักlàkยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnกำหนดการgam-nòt-gaanทั้งtángงานngaanก็gɔ̂พังpangเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanโดมิโนdoo-mí-nooล้มlóm
Once the main speaker canceled suddenly, the entire schedule fell apart like dominoes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |