ห่างๆ
hàang hàangMeanings
1AdverbB1
at a distance; from afar
keeping some physical distance; not getting too close
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโรคระบาดrôhk rá-bàatโรคระบาดrôhk rá-bàat1epidemic; disease outbreak2epidemic diseaseเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)ห่างๆhàang hàangห่างๆhàang hàang1at a distance; from afar2sparsely; far apart3infrequently; every now and then4distantly; without close involvementนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
There's an epidemic right now, so when we talk, we have to stand apart from each other.
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เขาkăoเห็นhĕnคนkonท่าทางtâa taangไม่mâiน่าไว้ใจnâa wái jaiกำลังgam-langเดินตามdern dtaamมาmaaเลยloieรีบrêepเดินไปdern bpaiอยู่yòoห่างๆhàang hàang
He saw a suspicious-looking person following him, so he quickly walked to keep a distance.
แมวmaeoตัวนั้นdtuua nánขี้กลัวkêe gluuaมากmâakแค่kâeเราraoเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiใกล้ๆglâi glâiมันmanก็gâwวิ่งหนีwîng nĕeไปbpaiอยู่yòoห่างๆhàang hàangแล้วláeo
That cat is very timid. Just as we walked near it, it ran away to keep its distance.
เพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเป็นbpenการรบกวนgaan róp-guuanสัตว์ป่าsàt bpàaนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoจึงjeungถูกtòokขอให้kŏr hâiเฝ้าfâoสังเกตการณ์săng-gèt gaanอยู่yòoห่างๆhàang hàang
In order not to disturb the wild animals, tourists are asked to observe them from a distance.
2AdverbB1
sparsely; far apart
with things set far from each other; not close together or dense
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]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)เก้าอี้gâo îเก้าอี้gâo î1chair2post; position (informal)ห่างๆhàang hàangห่างๆhàang hàang1at a distance; from afar2sparsely; far apart3infrequently; every now and then4distantly; without close involvementกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Please place the chairs a bit far apart from each other.
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หมู่บ้านmòo bâanนี้néeบ้านbâanแต่ละdtàe láหลังlăngจะjàสร้างsâangอยู่yòoห่างๆhàang hàangกันganทำให้tam hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukเป็นส่วนตัวbpen sùuan dtuuaดีdee
In this village, the houses are built far apart from each other, which gives a nice sense of privacy.
ชาวสวนchaao sŭuanแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiปลูกbplòokต้นdtônทุเรียนtú-riianห่างๆhàang hàangกันganเพื่อให้pêuua hâiแต่ละdtàe láต้นdtônได้รับdâi rápแสงแดดsăeng dàetและláeสารอาหารsăan aa-hăanอย่างyàangเพียงพอpiiang por
The farmer advised planting the durian trees far apart so that each tree gets enough sunlight and nutrients.
ในnaiเขตชานเมืองkèt chaan meuuangประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnจะjàอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoห่างๆhàang hàangกันganไม่หนาแน่นmâi năa nâenเหมือนmĕuuanในnaiใจกลางเมืองjai glaang meuuangที่têeที่ดินtêe dinมีmeeราคาแพงraa-kaa paeng
In the suburbs, the population lives more spread out, not as dense as in the city center where land is expensive.
3AdverbB2
infrequently; every now and then
happening with long intervals; not often
Examples
เมื่อก่อนmêuua gònเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònformerly; previously; in the pastเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เจอกันjer ganเจอกันjer gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequentlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillย้ายบ้านyáai bâanย้ายบ้านyáai bâan[to] move house; move homeก็เลยgôr loeiก็เลยgôr loeiso; therefore; as a resultได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ห่างๆhàang hàangห่างๆhàang hàang1at a distance; from afar2sparsely; far apart3infrequently; every now and then4distantly; without close involvement
We used to meet often, but after he moved, we started talking to each other less frequently.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang néeฉันchănงานยุ่งngaan yûngมากmâakการไปgaan bpaiยิมyimเลยloieห่างๆhàang hàangไปหน่อยbpai nòiจากjàakอาทิตย์ละaa-tít láสามsăamวันwanเหลือlĕuuaแค่kâeวันเดียวwan diao
I'm very busy these days, so my gym visits have become less frequent, from three times a week down to just one.
การเลือกตั้งgaan lêuuak dtângครั้งนี้kráng néeมีmeeผู้มาใช้สิทธิ์pôo maa chái sìtห่างๆhàang hàangกว่าgwàaครั้งที่แล้วkráng têe láeoอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chátอาจàatเป็นเพราะbpen prórคนkonเบื่อbèuuaการเมืองgaan meuuang
Voter turnout for this election was noticeably more sparse than the last one, perhaps because people are tired of politics.
ปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanสุริยุปราคาเต็มดวงsù-rí-yú-bpà-raa-kaa dtem duuangจะjàเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunห่างๆhàang hàangกันganหลายlăaiปีbpeeกว่าจะgwàa jàได้เห็นdâai hĕnอีกครั้งèek krángในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiก็gâwต้องdtôngรอrorไปbpaiอีกèekนานnaan
Total solar eclipses occur infrequently, with many years in between; we'll have to wait a long time to see one again in Thailand.
4AdverbB2
distantly; without close involvement
With emotional or social distance; without close contact or involvement.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtclose friend; best friendไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนินทาnin-taaนินทาnin-taa1[to] gossip; backbite2gossip; backbitingตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfลับหลังláp lăngลับหลังláp lăngbehind [sb]'s backเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfห่างๆhàang hàangห่างๆhàang hàang1at a distance; from afar2sparsely; far apart3infrequently; every now and then4distantly; without close involvement
When he found out his best friend had been gossiping about him behind his back, he started to act distant.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang néeดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanแก้วgâewกับgàpแฟนfaenจะjàห่างๆhàang hàangกันไปgan bpaiนะnáไม่ค่อยmâi kôiเห็นhĕnไปไหนมาไหนbpai năi maa năiด้วยกันdûuai ganเลยloie
Lately, it seems like Kaew and her boyfriend have become distant. I don't see them going anywhere together.
หลังจากlăng jàakไม่ได้รับmâi dâai rápการเลื่อนตำแหน่งgaan lêuuan dtam-nàengเขาkăoก็gâwเริ่มrêrmวางตัวwaang dtuuaห่างๆhàang hàangจากjàakเรื่องrêuuangของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtและláeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiเสนอความคิดเห็นsà-nĕr kwaam kít hĕnในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumอีกเลยèek loei
After not getting the promotion, he started to distance himself from company matters and no longer offered his opinions in meetings.
ปัญหาbpan-hăaความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengในnaiครอบครัวkrôp kruuaทำให้tam hâiพี่น้องpêe nóngที่têeเคยkoeiสนิทsà-nìtกันganเริ่มrêrmรู้สึกrúu-sèukห่างๆhàang hàangและláeกลายเป็นglaai bpenคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaต่อกันdtò ganในที่สุดnai têe sùt
Family conflicts caused the once-close siblings to start feeling distant, eventually becoming strangers to one another.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ห่างๆ said ห่าง-ห่าง?
hàang hàang
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hàang
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |