ฟั่ง
fângMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] hurry; hasten (literary, regional)
To hurry or act with haste; found in literary Thai and regional speech, especially Northern Thai.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ฟั่งfângฟั่งfâng[to] hurry; hasten (literary, regional)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Don't rush off. Stay and have a meal with us first.
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พอpɔɔรู้rúuว่าwâaแม่mɛ̂ɛป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ฟั่งfângออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangโดยdooiไม่mâiรอrɔɔให้hâiฟ้าสางfáa-sǎang
When he learned that his mother was seriously ill, he hurried off without waiting for dawn.
ครั้นkránมีmiiข่าวkàaoว่าwâaข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kประชิดbprà-chítเมืองmʉʉangชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂ฟั่งfângเก็บข้าวของgèp-kâao-kɔ̌ɔngอพยพòp-pá-yópเข้าป่าkâo-bpàa
When news came that enemy troops were approaching the town, the villagers hurried to gather their belongings and flee into the forest.
อย่าyàaฟั่งfângกล่าวโทษglàao-tôotผู้ใดpûu-daiเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́คำเล่าลือkam-lâo-lʉʉด้วยdûuaiความจริงkwaam-jingอาจàatมิได้เป็นmí-dâai-bpenดังที่dang-tîiได้ยินdâi-yinมาmaa
Do not rush to accuse anyone on the strength of rumors alone, for the truth may differ from what you have heard.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |