เป๊ง
bpéengMeanings
1AdverbB1
exactly; precisely
exactly, precisely, or sharp (especially when referring to time)
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faitrain station; railway stationตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)แปดbpɛ̀ɛtแปดbpɛ̀ɛt1eight (number)2eight (quantity)โมงmoongโมงmoong1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)เป๊งbpéengเป๊งbpéeng1exactly; precisely2clang; dingนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Tomorrow we must meet at the train station at eight o'clock sharp.
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พอpɔɔถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaเลิกงานlə̂ək-ngaanตอนdtɔɔnห้าhâaโมงmoongเป๊งbpéengเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เก็บgèpกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกลับบ้านglàp-bâanทันทีtan-tii
As soon as it's quitting time at five o'clock sharp, he immediately packs his bag and goes home.
รถบัสrót-bátคันkanนี้níiออกɔ̀ɔkตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laaเป๊งbpéengถ้าtâaคุณkunมาmaaสายsǎaiแค่kɛ̂ɛหนึ่งnʉ̀ngนาทีnaa-tiiก็gɔ̂จะjàตกdtòkรถrót
This bus leaves exactly on time. If you are even one minute late, you will miss it.
การสอบgaan-sɔ̀ɔpจะjàเริ่มขึ้นrə̂əm-kʉ̂nในnaiเวลาwee-laaเก้าgâaoโมงmoongตรงdtrongเป๊งbpéengไม่อนุญาตmâi-à-nú-yâatให้hâiผู้pûuที่มาtîi-maaสายsǎaiเข้าkâoห้องสอบhɔ̂ng-sɔ̀ɔp
The exam will begin at exactly nine o'clock sharp; latecomers will not be allowed into the examination room.
2InterjectionB2
clang; ding
a loud ringing sound, like metal striking metal or a bell
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเหล็กlèkเหล็กlèk1iron (metal)2rebar; steel bar3steel4iron (golf club)กระทบกันgrà-tóp-ganกระทบกันgrà-tóp-gan1[to] collide; [to] bump into each other2[to] interfere with each other; [to] affect each otherดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเป๊งbpéengเป๊งbpéeng1exactly; precisely2clang; dingมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
I heard a loud clanging sound of metal striking together from the backyard.
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As soon as the first round ended, the referee rang the bell with a loud 'ding'.
คนงานkon-ngaanทำtamค้อนkɔ́ɔnหล่นlònกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkพื้นpʉ́ʉnเหล็กlèkจนjonเกิดgə̀ətเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเป๊งbpéengทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konตกใจdtòk-jai
A worker dropped a hammer onto the steel floor, causing a loud clanging sound that startled everyone.
พอได้por dâiยินyinเสียงsĭiangกระดิ่งgrà-dìngรถrótขายkăaiไอศกรีมai-sà-greemดังdangเป๊งbpéngเด็กๆdèk dèkก็gâwรีบrêepวิ่งwîngออกไปòk bpaiรอrorหน้าบ้านnâa bâanทันทีtan tee
As soon as they heard the loud 'ding' of the ice cream cart's bell, the children immediately rushed out to wait in front of the house.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpéeng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |