แกง
gɛɛngMeanings
1NounA2
Thai curry (soup/stew)
a Thai curry dish, usually liquid or stew-like, made with curry paste, aromatics, and other ingredients
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแกงเขียวหวานไก่gɛɛng-kǐiao-wǎan-gàiแกงเขียวหวานไก่gɛɛng-kǐiao-wǎan-gàigreen chicken curryกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketกับข้าวสวยgàp-kâao-sǔuaiกับข้าวสวยgàp-kâao-sǔuaiwith plain steamed rice
Today mom made green curry chicken to eat with rice.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoกินginแกงส้มชะอมgɛɛng-sôm-chá-omกุ้งgûngรสrótเปรี้ยวเผ็ดbprîiao-pètกำลังดีgam-lang-dii
Yesterday we ate sour curry with cha-om and shrimp, with a nicely balanced spicy-sour taste.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอยากyàakลองlɔɔngสั่งsàngแกงป่าgɛɛng-bpàaเพราะprɔ́เผ็ดหอมpèt-hɔ̌ɔmสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai
Tomorrow I want to try ordering jungle curry because it’s spicy and fragrant with herbs.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแกงมัสมั่นgɛɛng-mát-sà-mânเคี่ยวkîiaoน้ำแกงnáam-gɛɛngจนjonเข้มข้นkêm-kônและlɛ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmเครื่องแกงkrʉ̂ʉang-gɛɛng
This restaurant is famous for its massaman curry, simmered until the curry sauce is rich and aromatic with spices.
2VerbB1
[to] make curry; cook a curry dish
to prepare or cook a Thai curry
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แกงเขียวหวานไก่gɛɛng-kǐiao-wǎan-gàiแกงเขียวหวานไก่gɛɛng-kǐiao-wǎan-gàigreen chicken curryให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
This evening Mom will cook green curry with chicken for us to eat.
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พอpɔɔได้dâaiพริกแกงprík-gɛɛngสดใหม่sòt-màiยายyaaiก็gɔ̂แกงส้มgɛɛng-sômผักpàkรวมruuamให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konชิมchim
Once she got fresh curry paste, Grandma cooked sour curry with mixed vegetables for everyone to taste.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpแกงพะแนงgɛɛng-pá-nɛɛngเพราะprɔ́หอมมันhɔ̌ɔm-manและlɛ́ทำtamไม่ยากmâi-yâakถ้าtâaมีmiiพริกแกงprík-gɛɛngพร้อมprɔ́ɔm
I like cooking panang curry because it’s fragrant and rich, and not hard to make if the curry paste is ready.
เชฟchéepกำลังgam-langแกงมัสมั่นgɛɛng-mát-sà-mânโดยdooiเคี่ยวkîiaoน้ำกะทิnáam-gà-tíจนjonแตกมันdtɛ̀ɛk-manแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iใส่sàiเครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetทีละtii-láอย่างyàangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสชาติrót-châatลุ่มลึกlûm-lʉ́k
The chef is cooking massaman curry by simmering the coconut milk until it splits and then adding the spices one by one to build depth of flavor.
3ClassifierB1
classifier: อย่างอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -ly
อย่างอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -ly is used to count kinds of curry or distinct curry dishes, as in แกงสองอย่าง ‘two kinds of curry’.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำแกงtam-gɛɛngทำแกงtam-gɛɛng[to] make curryสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyให้เลือกhâi-lʉ̂ʉakให้เลือกhâi-lʉ̂ʉak1[to] allow (someone) to choose; offer options2to choose from; available for selection
Today Mom cooked two curries to choose from.
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแกงgɛɛngหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́แกงgɛɛngที่tîiใช้cháiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
This restaurant is famous for several kinds of curry, especially those using local herbs.
บุฟเฟต์bùp-feeมื้อกลางวันmʉ́ʉ-glaang-wanมีmiiแกงgɛɛngห้าhâaอย่างyàangครอบคลุมkrɔ̂ɔp-klumทั้งtángรสrótอ่อนɔ̀ɔnรสจัดrót-jàtและlɛ́แกงมังสวิรัติgɛɛng-mang-sà-wí-rát
The lunch buffet offers five curries, covering mild, spicy, and vegetarian options.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |