พันๆ
pan panMeanings
1NounB1
thousands; many thousands (colloquial)
used as an emphatic quantifier meaning ‘in the thousands’ or ‘many thousands’, often hyperbolic and informal
Examples
คอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtคอนเสิร์ตkon sèrt1concert2classifier: งาน / รอบเมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดูเป็นdoo bpenดูเป็นdoo bpen[to] seem; [to] look likeพันๆpan panพันๆpan pan1thousands; many thousands (colloquial)2by the thousands; in huge numbersคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people
There were thousands of people at the concert yesterday.
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ตอนdtonลดราคาlót raa-kaaคนkonต่อคิวdtòr kiuซื้อของséu kŏngกันganเป็นbpenพันๆpan panคนkonตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeห้างhâangยังyangไม่mâiเปิดbpèrt
During the sale, thousands of people were lining up to buy things before the mall even opened.
ฉันchănมีเรื่องmee rêuuangอยากจะyàak jàเล่าlâoให้hâiเธอterฟังfangเป็นbpenพันๆpan panเรื่องrêuuangเลยloie
I have thousands of things to tell you!
โครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeใช้cháiงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanไปเป็นbpai bpenพันๆpan panล้านláanบาทbàatแต่dtàeผลลัพธ์pŏn-lápที่têeได้dâiกลับglàpไม่คุ้มค่าmâi kúm kâa
This project used a budget in the thousands of millions of baht, but the result wasn't worth it.
2AdverbB1
by the thousands; in huge numbers
describes actions or things occurring or existing in great numbers, in the thousands
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtคอนเสิร์ตkon sèrt1concert2classifier: งาน / รอบเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดูเป็นdoo bpenดูเป็นdoo bpen[to] seem; [to] look likeพันๆpan panพันๆpan pan1thousands; many thousands (colloquial)2by the thousands; in huge numbersคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people
There were thousands of people who came to watch the concert last night.
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There are thousands of stars in the sky tonight, it's so beautiful.
โรงงานrohng ngaanแห่งนี้hàeng néeสามารถsăa-mâatผลิตpà-lìtสินค้าsĭn-káaได้dâiเป็นbpenพันๆpan panชิ้นchínต่อวันdtòr wan
This factory can produce thousands of items per day.
ห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtนี้néeมีmeeหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหายากhăa yâakอยู่yòoเป็นbpenพันๆpan panเล่มlêmที่têeรอrorการจัดหมวดหมู่gaan jàt mùuat mòo
This library contains thousands of rare books awaiting categorization.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พันๆ said พัน-พัน?
pan pan
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pan
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 | — | — |