ฮ่าง
hâangMeaning
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shop; store (Northern Thai)
A shop or other establishment where goods are sold; a Northern Thai dialect word.
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inฮ่างhâangฮ่างhâangshop; store (Northern Thai)ใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanใกล้บ้านglâi-bâannear (one's) home; nearby homeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
When I stayed with Grandma in Chiang Mai, I liked stopping at the shop near her house to buy snacks.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛฝากfàakฉันchǎnไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaที่tîiฮ่างhâangของkɔ̌ɔngป้าbpâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiรีบrîipกลับมาglàp-maaช่วยchûuaiทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao
Mom asked me to buy fish sauce at Auntie's shop and told me to hurry back to help with the cooking.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeร้านสะดวกซื้อráan sà-dùuak séuเปิดใหม่bpèrt màiตรงปากทางdtrong bpàak taangคนในkon naiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanก็gâwยังyangอุดหนุนùt-nŭnฮ่างhâangเล็กlékๆ-ของkŏngป้าbpâaเพราะpráwแกgaeให้hâiลูกค้าประจำlôok káa bprà-jamซื้อséuเชื่อchêuuaได้dâi
Although a new convenience store has opened at the entrance to the village, the villagers still support Auntie's little shop because she lets regular customers buy on credit.
ถ้าtâaฮ่างhâangในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanปิดbpìtไปbpaiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiรถrótก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngพึ่งpʉ̂ngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnช่วยchûuaiซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngจากjàakตลาดdtà-làatในnaiตัวอำเภอdtuua-am-pəə
If the village shop closes, residents without a vehicle will have to rely on others to buy things for them at the market in the district town.
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
hâang
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 | — | — |