ฟ้อง(fóng)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] tattle; complain (to authority)

to report or tell on someone to an authority or person in charge; to lodge a complaint

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herรังแกrang gaeรังแกrang gae[to] bully; mistreat; pick onเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ฟ้องfóngฟ้องfóng1[to] sue; bring a lawsuit2[to] tattle; complain (to authority)3[to] betray; reveal; give awayครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
If you bully our friend again, I will tell the teacher.
2VerbB2

[to] sue; bring a lawsuit

to file a case in court against someone; to prosecute or initiate legal action

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideฟ้องfóngฟ้องfóng1[to] sue; bring a lawsuit2[to] tattle; complain (to authority)3[to] betray; reveal; give awayคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponentฐานtăanฐานtăan1status level; rank; condition2base (mathematics)3basis; grounds4base; foundation5base (operations)ละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์lá-mêrt lík-kà-sìtละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์lá-mêrt lík-kà-sìt[to] infringe copyright
The company decided to file a lawsuit against its competitor for copyright infringement.
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] sue; bring a lawsuit2[to] tattle; complain (to authority)3[to] betray; reveal; give awayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[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; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!
His forced smile gave away that he wasn’t truly happy.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ฟ้องร้องfóng róngฟ้องร้องfóng róng[to] sue; [to] bring a lawsuit

[to] sue; [to] bring a lawsuit

เอาความao kwaamเอาความao kwaam1[to] take legal action; [to] press charges (against [sb]); [to] sue [sb]2[to] pursue the matter; [to] make an issue (of [sth])
  • [to] take legal action; [to] press charges (against [sb]); [to] sue [sb]
  • [to] pursue the matter; [to] make an issue (of [sth])
ดำเนินคดีdam-nern ká-deeดำเนินคดีdam-nern ká-dee1[to] prosecute [sb]; [to] press charges against [sb]2[to] pursue legal proceedings; [to] take legal action against [sb]
  • [to] prosecute [sb]; [to] press charges against [sb]
  • [to] pursue legal proceedings; [to] take legal action against [sb]
ร้องเรียนróng-riianร้องเรียนróng-riianfile a complaint; lodge a complaint

file a complaint; lodge a complaint