เฮง
hengMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
lucky; auspicious
experiencing or bringing good luck; considered auspicious
Examples
ทะเบียนรถtá-biian-rótทะเบียนรถtá-biian-rót1license plate; number plate2registration number; license number3vehicle registration (record/status)คันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เลขเฮงlêek-hengเลขเฮงlêek-henglucky numberมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This car's license plate number is very auspicious.
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คนไทยเชื้อสายจีนkon-tai-chʉ́ʉa-sǎai-jiinเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngเป็นbpenสีsǐiที่tîiเฮงhengและlɛ́นำโชคnam-chôokดีdiiมาmaaให้hâi
Thais of Chinese descent believe that red is an auspicious color that brings good luck.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเปิดbpə̀ətร้านráanวันแรกwan-rɛ̂ɛkในnaiวันที่wan-tîiเป็นbpenฤกษ์rə̂əkเฮงhengตามdtaamปฏิทินbpà-dtì-tinจีนjiin
He chose to open his shop on a day that was considered auspicious according to the Chinese calendar.
นักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtยอมyɔɔmจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənเพิ่มpə̂əmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อsʉ́ʉเบอร์โทรศัพท์bəə-too-rá-sàpที่tîiเป็นbpenเลขเฮงlêek-hengเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiส่งเสริมsòng-sə̌əmกิจการgìt-jà-gaan
Businesspeople are willing to pay more for a phone number with auspicious digits, believing it will help promote their business.
2VerbB1
[to] be lucky
to experience good luck; to have good fortune happen
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เฮงhengเฮงheng1lucky; auspicious2[to] be luckyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจับสลากjàp-sà-làakจับสลากjàp-sà-làak[to] draw lots; choose by lotteryได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàigrand prize; jackpot
Today I was so lucky, I won the grand prize in the draw.
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เขาkăoเฮงhengจริงๆjing jingที่têeมาถึงmaa tŭengป้ายรถเมล์bpâai rót mayปุ๊บbpúpรถrótก็gâwมาmaaพอดีpo dee
He was really lucky that the bus arrived just as he got to the bus stop.
ถ้าtâaฉันchǎnเฮงhengถูกลอตเตอรี่tùuk-lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîiรางวัลที่หนึ่งraang-wan-tîi-nʉ̀ngฉันchǎnจะjàลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakงานngaanแล้วlɛ́ɛoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoรอบโลกrɔ̂ɔp-lôok
If I get lucky and win the first prize in the lottery, I'll quit my job and travel the world.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉไปbpaiไม่mâiครบkrópทุกtúkบทbòtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เฮงhengที่tîiข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpออกɔ̀ɔkตรงdtrongเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ส่วนsùuanที่tîiเขาkǎoอ่านàanมาmaaพอดีpɔɔ-dii
Even though he didn't read all the chapters, he had the good fortune that the exam questions were exactly from the parts he had read.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฮง said เฮ็ง?
heng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
heng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |