ฟ่อง
fɔ̂ɔngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
afloat; floating freely
floating lightly on a surface or suspended and spreading in the air, often used with ลอยลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2floating; adrift3[to] float (price/exchange rate)4too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)
Examples
ฟองสบู่fɔɔng-sà-bùuฟองสบู่fɔɔng-sà-bùu1soap bubble2lather/foam3economic/speculative bubbleลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2floating; adrift3[to] float (price/exchange rate)4too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)ฟ่องfɔ̂ɔngฟ่องfɔ̂ɔng1afloat; floating freely2[to] float; drift; spread through the airอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]อ่างàangอ่างàang1basin; tub; sink2basin (water); small reservoir
Soap bubbles are floating lightly in the tub.
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The children ran after the soap bubbles floating in the air.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakคนงานkon-ngaanยกyókถุงtǔngปูนbpuunออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiฝุ่นfùnก็gɔ̂ยังyangลอยlɔɔiฟ่องfɔ̂ɔngอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องhɔ̂ng
After the workers carried out the bags of cement, dust was still hanging in the air in the room.
แสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtที่tîiส่องsɔ̀ɔngลอดหน้าต่างlɔ̂ɔt-nâa-dtàangเข้ามาkâo-maaทำให้เห็นtam-hâi-hěnฝุ่นละอองfùn-lá-ɔɔngลอยlɔɔiฟ่องfɔ̂ɔngทั้งที่táng-tîiก่อนหน้าgɔ̀ɔn-nâaนั้นnánห้องhɔ̂ngดูduuสะอาดsà-àatดีdii
The sunlight streaming through the window revealed dust suspended in the air, even though the room had looked clean before.
2VerbB2
[to] float; drift; spread through the air
to float lightly or drift and spread in the air, as foam on water or dust in the air
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túktruck; lorryแล่นผ่านlɛ̂ɛn-pàanแล่นผ่านlɛ̂ɛn-pàan[to] pass by; [to] sail past; [to] travel pastฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฟ่องfɔ̂ɔngฟ่องfɔ̂ɔng1afloat; floating freely2[to] float; drift; spread through the airขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdจมูกjà-mùukจมูกjà-mùuk1nose2nose (of an object)
As the truck drove past, dust billowed up, making me cover my nose.
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Don’t shake out the blanket in the room, or dust will spread everywhere.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàพรมpromน้ำnáamบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnกวาดgwàatแล้วlɛ́ɛoฝุ่นfùnก็gɔ̂ยังyangฟ่องfɔ̂ɔngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiปลายไม้bplaai-máaiกวาดgwàatสัมผัสsǎm-pàtพื้นpʉ́ʉnส่วนsùuanที่tîiยังyangแห้งhɛ̂ɛngอยู่yùu
Even though the floor had been sprinkled with water before sweeping, dust still rose whenever the broom bristles touched a dry patch.
ทันทีที่tan-tee têeเปิดbpèrtกระสอบgrà-sòpแป้งbpâaengก็gâwฟ่องfôngขึ้นมาkêun maaเป็นbpenละอองlá-ongขาวkăaoก่อนจะgòn jàค่อยkôiๆ-ตกลงdtòk longบนbonโต๊ะdtó
As soon as the sack was opened, flour billowed up in a fine white cloud before slowly settling on the table.
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
fɔ̂ɔng
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 | — | — |