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wâangMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
free; not busy
Having no scheduled work or activities; available.
Examples
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Are you free tomorrow evening?
I'm free on Saturday afternoon; shall we meet?
If you're free after work, we can have a meal together.
2AdjectiveA2
empty; vacant
Not occupied, in use, or containing anything (e.g., empty seat, vacant room).
Examples
ที่นั่งtîi-nângที่นั่งtîi-nâng1seat; place to sit2seat (classifier)ตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaตรงหน้าdtrong-nâa1right in front; right before one's eyes2in front of [sb/sth]ว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3[to] be idle; be unoccupiedคุณนั่งkun-nângคุณนั่งkun-nângyou sit; you are sittingได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
The seat in front is empty; you can sit.
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Yesterday the main meeting room was still vacant; no one had booked it.
พรุ่งนี้ตอนเช้าprûng-níi-dtɔɔn-cháoห้องhɔ̂ngถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupจะjàว่างwâangประมาณbprà-maanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
Tomorrow morning the photo studio will be vacant for about an hour.
โซนsoonริมrimหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangว่างwâangอยู่yùuสองsɔ̌ɔngโต๊ะdtóคุณkunเลือกlʉ̂ʉakนั่งnângได้dâaiตามสบายdtaam-sà-baai
There are two vacant tables by the window; feel free to choose one.
3VerbA2
[to] be idle; be unoccupied
To be without work, tasks, or occupancy for a time; to be between jobs or not in use.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ตกงานdtòk-ngaanตกงานdtòk-ngaan1[to] be unemployed2[to] lose one’s jobเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔk[to] resign; quit; withdrawจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)
I am currently without work because I just resigned from my job.
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She is without work for two months while looking for a new job.
คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiถูกtùukใช้งานchái-ngaanหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian
This computer is not in use after class.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtปิดbpìtปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungทำให้tam-hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konว่างwâangชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The company’s renovation left many employees temporarily without work.
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
wâang
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 | — | — |