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waang-sǎaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hang up (the phone); end a call
to end a telephone call by putting down the receiver or disconnecting
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)สายโทรศัพท์sǎai-too-rá-sàpสายโทรศัพท์sǎai-too-rá-sàpTelephone line; phone cordแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He hung up the phone already.
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เดี๋ยวก่อนdǐiao-gɔ̀ɔnอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngวางสายwaang-sǎaiนะnáฉันchǎnมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangจะjàคุยด้วยkui-dûuai
Wait, don't hang up yet! I have something to talk to you about.
พอpɔɔฉันchǎnบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉmเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂วางสายwaang-sǎaiไปเลยbpai-ləəi
As soon as I said I didn't have money to lend, he just hung up.
เราraoคุยกันkui-ganไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangเขาkǎoเลยləəiโกรธgròotแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂วางสายwaang-sǎaiใส่sàiฉันchǎn
We couldn't understand each other, so he got angry and hung up on me.
2VerbB2
[to] lay/install (lines or cables)
to install or run wires, cables, or lines (e.g., electrical or telecom lines)
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerวางสายwaang-sǎaiวางสายwaang-sǎai1[to] hang up (the phone); end a call2[to] lay/install (lines or cables)อินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nét1the Internet2internet access/serviceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)สัญญาณsǎn-yaanสัญญาณsǎn-yaan1signal; reception2signal; sign; indication3cue (in communication/behavior)แรงมากrɛɛng-mâakแรงมากrɛɛng-mâak1very strong; intense2intense; harsh
The technician just came to install the internet line at my house yesterday. The signal is very strong now.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàฉาบปูนchàap-bpuunเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngให้hâiช่างไฟฟ้าchâng-fai-fáaมาmaaวางสายwaang-sǎaiไฟfaiในnaiผนังpà-nǎngให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Before plastering, we need to have the electrician run the electrical wires inside the walls first.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiการวางgaan-waangสายเคเบิลใยแก้วนำแสงsǎai-kee-bəən-yai-gɛ̂ɛo-nam-sɛ̌ɛngใต้ดินdtâai-dinเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yáทางtaangกว่าgwàa50กิโลเมตรgì-loo-méet
This project requires the installation of over 50 kilometers of underground fiber optic cable.
การวางgaan-waangสายsǎaiสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanในอาคารnai-aa-kaanสูงsǔungต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnอย่างรัดกุมyàang-rát-gumเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการรบกวนgaan-róp-guuanของkɔ̌ɔngสัญญาณsǎn-yaan
Running communication lines in a high-rise building requires meticulous planning to avoid signal interference.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
waang
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)[to] put; place; set (down)Part 1
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สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamslate (in the day); running latePart 2
วางสายwaang-sǎaiวางสายwaang-sǎai[to] hang up (the phone); end a call[to] hang up (the phone); end a callWord