แก๊งค์
gɛ́ngMeanings
1NounA2
group of friends; crew; clique
An informal group of friends who spend time together.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.แก๊งค์gɛ́ngแก๊งค์gɛ́ng1group of friends; crew; clique2gang (criminal)3classifier for gangs, groupsของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my group of friends.
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This weekend, our gang is going to the beach.
Tonight I have a meet-up with my high school friends.
พอporเลิกงานlêrk ngaanพวกเราpûuak raoทั้งtángแก๊งค์gáengก็gâwมักจะmák jàไปหาbpai hăaอะไรà-raiอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiกินกันgin ganเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jam
After work, our whole gang usually goes to find something delicious to eat together.
2NounB1
gang (criminal)
A group of people, especially criminals, who associate together for social or illicit purposes.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceแก๊งค์gɛ́ngแก๊งค์gɛ́ng1group of friends; crew; clique2gang (criminal)3classifier for gangs, groupsค้ายาkáa-yaaค้ายาkáa-yaa[to] deal drugsได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
The police caught a drug gang yesterday.
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เขาkǎoเข้าไปพัวพันkâo-bpai-puua-panกับgàpแก๊งค์gɛ́ngทวงหนี้tuuang-nîiโหดhòotจนjonหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkไม่ได้mâi-dâai
He got involved with a violent debt-collecting gang and couldn't find a way out.
ข่าวkàaoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมีmiiแก๊งค์gɛ́ngลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpขนkǒnของเถื่อนkɔ̌ɔng-tʉ̀ʉanข้ามkâamชายแดนchaai-dɛɛn
The news said there's a gang smuggling illegal goods across the border.
อิทธิพลìt-tí-ponของkŏngแก๊งค์gáengอาชญากรรมข้ามชาติaa-chà-yaa-gam kâam châatนี้néeแผ่ขยายpàe kà-yăaiไปbpaiหลายlăaiประเทศbprà-tâetทำให้tam hâiการปราบปรามgaan bpràap bpraamเป็นไปได้bpen bpai dâiยากyâak
The influence of this transnational crime gang has spread to many countries, making suppression difficult.
3ClassifierB1
classifier for gangs, groups
A classifier for gangs or groups of people.
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเด็กวัยรุ่นdèk-wai-rûnเด็กวัยรุ่นdèk-wai-rûnteenager; adolescentกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)สเก็ตบอร์ดsà-gèt-bɔ́ɔtสเก็ตบอร์ดsà-gèt-bɔ́ɔtskateboard (the board)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตรงนั้นdtrong-nánตรงนั้นdtrong-nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)
There's a group of teenagers skateboarding over there.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langตามdtaamจับกลุ่มjàp-glùmโจรjooที่tîiปล้นbplônธนาคารtá-naa-kaanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสัปดาห์sàp-daaก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
The police are pursuing the group of robbers who robbed the bank last week.
ฉันchǎnเห็นhěnนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoสองsɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มglùmกำลังgam-langทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganเสียงดังลั่นsǐiang-dang-lânตลาดdtà-làat
I saw two groups of tourists arguing loudly in the market.
ในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngมีmiiกลุ่มติดอาวุธglùm-dtìt-aa-wútอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiกลุ่มglùmซึ่งsʉ̂ngแต่ละกลุ่มdtɛ̀ɛ-lá-glùmก็gɔ̂มีmiiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiที่tîiแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
In the conflict zone, there are several groups of armed factions, each with different objectives.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แก๊งค์ said แก๊ง?
gɛ́ng
- Silent letterค์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
gɛ́ng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
ค์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |