ย่าง
yâangMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] grill; roast over direct heat
to cook food over direct heat or a flame, such as on a grill, over charcoal, or in a dry pan
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เตาถ่านdtao-tàanเตาถ่านdtao-tàancharcoal stove; charcoal brazier
Dad grills pork over a charcoal stove.
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Last night we grilled fish and ate it with seafood sauce.
Tomorrow I will grill chicken in a dry pan without oil.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpย่างเนื้อyâang-nʉ́ʉaบนbonเตาdtaoแบบbɛ̀ɛpเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiแรงrɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoพักpákให้hâiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaฉ่ำchàmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเสิร์ฟsə̀əp
He likes to grill meat on an open high flame, then let it rest to keep it juicy before serving.
2VerbB1
[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)
to move by taking steps; to walk or stride forward; also used before an age or time to mean ‘approaching’ or ‘almost’
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herย่างก้าวyâang gâaoย่างก้าวyâang gâao1step; stride; move2[to] step; take a stride; advanceช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)สะพานไม้sà-paan máaiสะพานไม้sà-paan máaiwooden bridge
She walked slowly across the wooden bridge.
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เขาkǎoย่างเท้าyâang-táaoเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumด้วยdûuaiความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jai
He strode into the meeting room with confidence.
รถไฟrót-faiกำลังgam-langย่างเข้าสู่yâang-kâo-sùuชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaลงlong
The train is approaching the platform; passengers are getting ready to disembark.
แม้mɛ́ɛย่างเข้าสู่yâang-kâo-sùuวัยwaiสามสิบsǎam-sìpเธอtəəยังyangตั้งเป้าหมายdtâng-bpâo-mǎaiใหม่màiและlɛ́เดินหน้าdəən-nâaต่อdtɔ̀ɔอย่างyàangมีmiiวินัยwí-nai
Even as she approaches her thirties, she keeps setting new goals and moving forward with discipline.
3NounB1
step; pace (walking)
a single step or pace in walking; a stride
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก้าวไปgâao-bpaiก้าวไปgâao-bpai1[to] step forward2[to] progress; [to] move onอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; haltดูแผนduu-pɛ̌ɛnดูแผนduu-pɛ̌ɛn[to] look at a plan; [to] review a planที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal marker
He took one more step and stopped to look at the map.
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I stepped back two paces to see the overall view more clearly.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngต้องdtɔ̂ngจำตำแหน่งjam-dtam-nɛ̀ngให้hâiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛผิดpìtไปbpaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngย่างyâangก็gɔ̂มีผลต่อmii-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔฉากchàak
Actors must remember positions precisely; even being off by one stride affects the scene.
ด้วยdûuaiเพียงpiiangไม่mâiกี่ย่างgìi-yâangสุดท้ายsùt-táaiนักวิ่งnák-wîngก็gɔ̂เร่งrêngฝีเท้าfǐi-táaoทะลุtá-lúเส้นชัยsên-chai
With only a few final strides, the runner accelerated through the finish line.
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
yâang
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 | — | — |