อิ้ง
îngMeaning
1NounA2
English (language)
English language or English subject (casual slang or abbreviation)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)วิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsอิ้งîngอิ้งîngEnglish (language)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
Today I have an English class in the morning.
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Tomorrow I have an English exam, so I have to study tonight.
เทอมtəəmนี้níiฉันchǎnตั้งใจเรียนdtâng-jai-riianมากmâakจนได้jon-dâaiเกรดgrèetสี่sìiวิชาwí-chaaอิ้งîng
This semester I studied so hard that I got an A in English.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiบริษัทข้ามชาติbɔɔ-rí-sàt-kâam-châatเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiฝึกfʉ̀kสกิลsà-ginอิ้งîngให้hâiเก่งgèngกว่าgwàaนี้níiนะná
If you want to work in a multinational company, you need to improve your English skills.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
îng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |