ฟ้อง
fɔ́ɔngMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] tattle; complain (to authority)
to report or tell on someone to an authority or person in charge; to lodge a complaint
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herรังแกrang-gɛɛรังแกrang-gɛɛ[to] bully; mistreat; pick onเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฟ้องfɔ́ɔngฟ้องfɔ́ɔng1[to] tattle; complain (to authority)2[to] sue; bring a lawsuit3[to] betray; reveal; give awayครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
If you bully our friend again, I will tell the teacher.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanน้องnɔ́ɔngไปbpaiฟ้องfɔ́ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛว่าwâaเราraoกลับบ้านดึกglàp-bâan-dʉ̀kทำให้tam-hâiโดนdoonดุdùทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
Yesterday my younger sibling told Mom that I came home late, and I got scolded all night.
เขาkăoไม่mâiอยากyàakมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaจึงjeungฟ้องfóngหัวหน้าhŭua nâaทันทีtan teeว่าwâaแผนกpà-nàekข้างๆkâang kâangใช้cháiงบngòpเกินgern
He didn’t want trouble, so he immediately reported to the boss that the other department exceeded the budget.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaหลายคนlǎai-konรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganฟ้องfɔ́ɔngงานวิชาการngaan-wí-chaa-gaanว่าwâaอาจารย์aa-jaanให้คะแนนhâi-ká-nɛɛnไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp
Several students collectively lodged a complaint with the academic office that the grading was unfair, requesting an investigation.
2VerbB2
[to] sue; bring a lawsuit
to file a case in court against someone; to prosecute or initiate legal action
Examples
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideฟ้องfɔ́ɔngฟ้องfɔ́ɔng1[to] tattle; complain (to authority)2[to] sue; bring a lawsuit3[to] betray; reveal; give awayคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalฐานtǎanฐานtǎan1base; foundation2base (operations)3basis; grounds4status level; rank; condition5base (mathematics)ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์lá-mə̂ət-lík-kà-sìtละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์lá-mə̂ət-lík-kà-sìt[to] infringe copyright
The company decided to file a lawsuit against its competitor for copyright infringement.
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ถ้าtâaเขาkǎoไม่mâiจ่ายjàaiตามdtaamสัญญาsǎn-yaaเราraoจะjàฟ้องfɔ́ɔngศาลsǎanภายในpaai-naiสัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa-níi
If he doesn’t pay as agreed, we will file a case in court this week.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฟ้องfɔ́ɔngหน่วยงานรัฐnùuai-ngaan-rátเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangผลกระทบสิ่งแวดล้อมpǒn-grà-tóp-sìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm
Local residents banded together to initiate legal action against a government agency over environmental impacts.
ทนายtá-naaiแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiรวบรวมrûuap-ruuamหลักฐานlàk-tǎanให้hâiครบkrópก่อนgɔ̀ɔnยื่นฟ้องyʉ̂ʉn-fɔ́ɔngอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
The lawyer advised collecting all evidence before formally filing the case.
3VerbB2
[to] betray; reveal; give away
to reveal or give away something unintentionally or clearly, as when a sign or symptom shows it
Examples
รอยยิ้มroy yímรอยยิ้มroy yíma smile; smiling expressionฝืนfĕuunฝืนfĕuun1[to] force oneself; push through; tough it out2[to] resist; go against3[to be] forced; unnatural; strainedๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟ้องfóngฟ้องfóng1[to] tattle; complain (to authority)2[to] sue; bring a lawsuit3[to] betray; reveal; give awayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi 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)มีความสุขmee kwaam sùkมีความสุขmee kwaam sùk[to] be happyจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
His forced smile gave away that he wasn’t truly happy.
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กลิ่นควันglìn-kwanในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngฟ้องfɔ́ɔngว่าwâaเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiมีmiiคนkonเพิ่งpə̂ngสูบบุหรี่sùup-bù-rìi
The smell of smoke in the room revealed that someone had just smoked.
รอยคล้ำrɔɔi-klámใต้dtâaiตาdtaaฟ้องfɔ́ɔngชัดchátว่าwâaเธอtəəนอนnɔɔnไม่พอmâi-pɔɔหลายlǎaiคืนkʉʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The dark circles under her eyes clearly showed she hadn’t slept enough for many nights.
ตัวเลขdtuua-lêekยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiที่tîiตกฮวบdtòk-hûuapฟ้องfɔ́ɔngถึงtʉ̌ngปัญหาbpan-hǎaภายในpaai-naiที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtพยายามpá-yaa-yaamปิดบังbpìt-bang
The plummeting sales figures betrayed internal problems the company tried to conceal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
fɔ́ɔng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |