ฟาง
faangMeanings
1NounA2
straw (dried stalks of grain)
Dried stalks from cereal plants (especially rice or wheat) remaining after harvesting grain, used for bedding, feed, mulch, or thatching.
Examples
ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadฟางfaangฟางfaang1straw (dried stalks of grain)2dim; blurred (of eyesight)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyปูbpuuปูbpuu1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerรองrɔɔngรองrɔɔng1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistantคอกวัวkɔ̂ɔk-wuuaคอกวัวkɔ̂ɔk-wuuacow pen; cowshed
The farmer uses straw to line the cow shed.
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หลังlǎngเกี่ยวข้าวgìiao-kâaoเราraoมัดmátฟางfaangเป็นbpenก้อนgɔ̂ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บไว้gèp-wáiเป็นbpenอาหารสัตว์aa-hǎan-sàt
After harvesting rice, we tie the straw into bales to store as animal feed.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔเอาaoฟางfaangไปbpaiคลุมklumดินdinไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnในnaiสวนผักsǔuan-pàk
Dad used straw to mulch the soil to retain moisture in the vegetable garden.
ช่างchâangใช้cháiฟางfaangมุงmungหลังคาlǎng-kaaกระท่อมgrà-tɔ̂ɔmให้hâiหนาnǎaขึ้นkʉ̂nและกันlɛ́-ganความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔn
The craftsman used straw to thatch the hut’s roof thicker to insulate against heat.
2NounB2
dim; blurred (of eyesight)
Unable to see clearly; describing impaired or dim eyesight, especially in ตาฟางตาฟางdtaa-faanghaving blurred vision.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanตาฟางdtaa-faangตาฟางdtaa-faanghaving blurred visionจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)ฉลากchà-làakฉลากchà-làak1label; tag (on a product)2raffle/lot-drawing slipยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Grandma has poor eyesight, so she needs me to read the medicine labels to her.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiพ่อpɔ̂ɔบ่นbònว่าwâaตาฟางdtaa-faangมองหน้าmɔɔng-nâaคนkonที่อยู่tîi-yùuไกลglaiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iชัดchát
Lately, Dad has been complaining that his vision is dim and he can't clearly make out people's faces at a distance.
แม้mɛ́ɛคุณตาkun-dtaaจะjàตาฟางdtaa-faangจนjonอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเองeengไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛท่านtânก็gɔ̂ยังyangติดตามข่าวสารdtìt-dtaam-kàao-sǎanด้วยdûuaiการฟังgaan-fangวิทยุwít-tá-yúทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
Although Grandpa's eyesight is too poor for him to read on his own, he still keeps up with the news by listening to the radio every morning.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเริ่มrə̂əmรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaตาฟางdtaa-faangจนjonกระทบgrà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔการใช้ชีวิตประจำวันgaan-chái-chii-wít-bprà-jam-wanเขาkǎoจึงjʉngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiไปพบbpai-pópจักษุแพทย์jàk-sù-pɛ̂ɛtแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàซื้อsʉ́ʉแว่นwɛ̂ɛnมาmaaใส่sàiเองeeng
When he began to feel that his poor vision was affecting his daily life, he decided to see an ophthalmologist rather than buy glasses on his own.
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
faang
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 | — | — |