ยัง

yang

Meanings

1AdverbA2

still; continuing

Marks that a state or action continues up to the reference time.

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังอยู่yang-yùuยังอยู่yang-yùu[to] still be present; [to] still existบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง
He is still at home.
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ฝนfǒnยังyangตกdtòkมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháo
It has still been raining since the morning.
พวกเราpûuak-raoยังyangทำงานtam-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔหลังจากlǎng-jàakประชุมbprà-chumเสร็จsèt
We still kept working after the meeting finished.
โครงการkroong-gaanยังyangดำเนินต่อไปdam-nəən-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiแม้mɛ́ɛงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanจะjàถูกtùukตัดdtàtลดlót
The project is still continuing even though the budget has been cut.
2AdverbA2

not yet (with ไม่ไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply))

In the pattern ยังไม่ยังไม่yang-mâinot yet, indicates that something has not happened up to now but may happen in the future.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)
I haven’t eaten yet.
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ฝนfǒnยังyangไม่หยุดmâi-yùtเราraoเลยləəiรอrɔɔในnaiร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn
The rain hasn’t stopped yet, so we’re waiting in the café for now.
งานngaanซ่อมsɔ̂mถนนtà-nǒnยังyangไม่mâiเสร็จsètรถrótเลยləəiติดdtìtทั้งเช้าtáng-cháoเลยləəi
The road repairs aren’t finished yet, so traffic was jammed all morning.
เขาkǎoยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangย้ายyáaiงานngaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛจะjàให้คำตอบhâi-kam-dtɔ̀ɔpภายในpaai-naiสัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa-níi
He hasn’t decided about changing jobs yet, but will give an answer within this week.
3AdverbA2

yet? (question use)

Asks whether something has happened up to now; often paired with หรือยังหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangquestion particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?” at sentence end.

Examples

กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)หรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangquestion particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?”
Have you eaten yet?
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การบ้านgaan-bâanส่งsòngหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
Have you turned in the homework yet?
เขาkǎoมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
Has he arrived yet?
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiคุยกันkui-ganเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiได้dâaiหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
Have you decided about what we discussed yesterday yet?
4AdverbB1

still/even (emphatic degree)

Intensifies comparison or degree, similar to 'even' in English (e.g., even more, still bigger).

Examples

ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ร้อนกว่าrɔ́ɔn-gwàaร้อนกว่าrɔ́ɔn-gwàahotterเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔnlast year; the previous year
This year is even hotter than last year.
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เขาkǎoวิ่งwîngเร็วreoแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiยังyangเร็วกว่าreo-gwàa
He runs fast, but his younger brother is even faster.
ของkŏngชิ้นนี้chín néeถูกtòokมากmâakแต่dtàeถ้าtâaซื้อséuช่วงchûuangโปรฯbprohจะjàยังyangถูกกว่าtòok gwàaนี้née
This item is very cheap, but if you buy during the promotion, it’s even cheaper.
แม้mɛ́ɛราคาraa-kaaจะjàลดลงlót-longแล้วlɛ́ɛoความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanก็gɔ̂ยังyangเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəmอีกìik
Even though the price has dropped, demand has still increased even more than before.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

yang

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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