ร้อนจัง

rɔ́ɔn-jang

Meaning

1InterjectionA1

so hot!; very hot!

an exclamation expressing that it is very hot (informal; often about weather or temperature)

Examples

ร้อนจังrɔ́ɔn-jangร้อนจังrɔ́ɔn-jangso hot!; very hot!วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแดดdɛ̀ɛtแดดdɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshineแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakแรงมากrɛɛng-mâak1very strong; intense2intense; harsh
So hot! The sun is really strong today.
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ร้อนจังrɔ́ɔn-jangเปิดbpə̀ətแอร์ɛɛหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
It's so hot. Can we turn on the air conditioner?
ร้อนจังrɔ́ɔn-jangเดินออกมาdəən-ɔ̀ɔk-maaหน่อยเดียวnɔ̀i-diiaoเหงื่อngʉ̀ʉaก็gɔ̂ไหลlǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
It's so hot; I just walked a little and I'm already sweating.
ร้อนจังrɔ́ɔn-jangกลางวันglaang-wanนี่nîiอากาศaa-gàatเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàอบอ้าวòp-âaoกว่าgwàaวันก่อนwan-gɔ̀ɔnอีกìik
It's so hot; the midday air feels even more stifling than yesterday.

Tones

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

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

rɔ́ɔn

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

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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Word Breakdown

ร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2hot; pungent (taste, e.g. ginger, pepper)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intensehot (temperature)Part 1
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จังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)so; very (degree intensifier, postposed)Part 2
ร้อนจังrɔ́ɔn-jangร้อนจังrɔ́ɔn-jangso hot!; very hot!so hot!; very hot!Word

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