มั้ง
mángMeaning
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maybe; probably; I guess (sentence particle)
a sentence-final particle that shows uncertainty or softens a statement, similar to saying 'maybe' or 'I guess'
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkไม่รู้สิmâi-rúu-sìไม่รู้สิmâi-rúu-sìI don't know; not sure (casual)คงไม่kong-mâiคงไม่kong-mâiprobably not; unlikely; I don't think soมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมั้งmángมั้งmángmaybe; probably; I guess (sentence particle)
Is he coming? — I don't know. He's probably not coming, I guess.
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ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanร้านนั้นráan-nánน่าจะnâa-jàอร่อยà-rɔ̀iนะnáคนเยอะkon-yə́เชียวchiiaoไปลองbpai-lɔɔngกันganดูduuมั้ยmáiล่ะlâมั้งmáng
That restaurant is probably delicious, it's so crowded... Maybe we should go try it.
ฉันchǎnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiถามtǎamเขาkǎoโดยตรงdooi-dtrongแต่dtɛ̀ɛดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanเขาkǎoจะjàเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiมั้งmáng
I didn't ask him directly, but it seems like he's tired, I guess.
ที่tîiเขาkǎoทำtamแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánก็gɔ̂คงkongมีเหตุผลmii-hèet-pǒnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมั้งmángเราraoอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngไปbpaiตัดสินdtàt-sǐnเขาkǎoเลยləəi
He probably has his reasons for doing that, I suppose. We shouldn't judge him just yet.
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
máng
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 | — | — |