หวัง
wǎngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hope
to want something to happen and believe it may be possible
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หวังว่าwǎng-wâaหวังว่าwǎng-wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
I hope it won't rain today.
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Yesterday we hoped to receive good news from the hospital.
Tomorrow I hope to pass the exam.
เราraoเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiมาmaaทั้งปีtáng-bpiiและlɛ́หวังว่าwǎng-wâaความพยายามkwaam-pá-yaa-yaamจะjàเห็นผลhěn-pǒnในไม่ช้าnai-mâi-cháa
We've worked hard all year and hope that our efforts will pay off soon.
He aims for the manager position next year.
เธอtəəหวังwǎngจะjàจบjòpปริญญาโทbpà-rin-yaa-tooภายในpaai-naiสองsɔ̌ɔngปีbpiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลับมาglàp-maaพัฒนาpát-tá-naaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
She aims to finish her master's degree within two years to return and develop the family business.
ทีมtiimของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoหวังwǎngคว้าแชมป์kwáa-chɛ́mลีกlîikเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพิสูจน์pí-sùutว่าการwâa-gaanฝึกหนักfʉ̀k-nàkตลอดปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpiiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai
Our team aims to win the league to prove that a year of hard training means something.
ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkรายนี้raai-níiหวังwǎngผลคะแนนpǒn-ká-nɛɛnเกินgəənเกณฑ์geenขั้นต่ำkân-dtàmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีสิทธิ์mii-sìtยื่นyʉ̂ʉnทุนวิจัยtun-wí-jaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
This applicant aims for a score above the minimum threshold in order to be eligible to apply for a long-term research grant.
2VerbB1
[to] expect; count on
to anticipate that something will happen or rely on [sb/sth] to do something
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หวังว่าwǎng-wâaหวังว่าwǎng-wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; haltตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turnพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)
I anticipate that the rain will stop tomorrow so I can go to work easily.
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ทีมtiimหวังwǎngให้hâiกองหลังgɔɔng-lǎngตัวหลักdtuua-làkหายhǎaiเจ็บjèpทันtanนัดชิงnát-chingไม่งั้นmâi-ngánแผนpɛ̌ɛnจะjàเปลี่ยนbplìianหมดmòt
The team is counting on the main defender to recover in time for the final; otherwise the plan will completely change.
เราraoไม่ควรmâi-kuuanหวังพึ่งwǎng-pʉ̂ngโบนัสปลายปีboo-nát-bplaai-bpiiอย่างเดียวyàang-diiaoควรkuuanวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnเงินสำรองngən-sǎm-rɔɔngด้วยdûuai
We shouldn't rely solely on the year-end bonus; we should also plan an emergency fund.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtหวังwǎngให้hâiซัพพลายเออร์sáp-plaai-ə̂əส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔngตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laaมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánสายการผลิตsǎai-gaan-pà-lìtจะjàสะดุดsà-dùtและlɛ́กระทบgrà-tópลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The company is counting on the supplier to deliver on time; otherwise the production line will stall and affect customers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
wǎng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |