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chɛ̀ɛngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
beaming; radiant (esp. smile)
Very bright or beaming in appearance; commonly used to describe a wide, radiant smile or a gleam.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ยิ้มแฉ่งyím-chɛ̀ɛngยิ้มแฉ่งyím-chɛ̀ɛng[to] smile broadly; [to] beamเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
That kid has a really bright/beaming smile.
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พอpɔɔเขาkǎoได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวดีkàao-diiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยิ้มหน้าบานyím-nâa-baanแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทันทีtan-tii
When he heard the good news, he immediately broke into a wide, beaming smile.
รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-títยามเช้าyaam-cháaoทำให้tam-hâiคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangสดใสsòt-sǎiไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
Her smile is as beaming as the morning sun, brightening up everyone around her.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอยู่ในyùu-naiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiกดดันgòt-danผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongยิ้มแฉ่งyím-chɛ̀ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างขวัญและกำลังใจsâang-kwǎn-lɛ́-gam-lang-jaiให้hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔng
Even in a stressful situation, the manager maintained a beaming smile to boost the morale of her subordinates.
2InterjectionB2
clang; crash (sound of cymbals)
An imitation of a ringing metallic sound, especially the clash of cymbals.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateนักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiนักดนตรีnák-don-dtriimusicianก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asฉาบchàapฉาบchàap1[to] plaster; skim-coat2cymbalsดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛng1beaming; radiant (esp. smile)2clang; crash (sound of cymbals)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesสุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimately
As the song ended, the musician struck the cymbals one last time with a ringing crash.
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เสียงsǐiangฉาบchàapดังdangแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngจนjonเด็กdèkที่นั่งtîi-nângอยู่yùuข้างkâangเวทีwee-tiiสะดุ้งsà-dûng
The cymbals rang out with a crash, startling the child sitting beside the stage.
ขณะที่kà-nà-tîiขบวนแห่kà-buuan-hɛ̀ɛเคลื่อนผ่านklʉ̂ʉan-pàanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเสียงsǐiangฉาบchàapก็gɔ̂ดังdangแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngสลับsà-làpกับgàpเสียงกลองsǐiang-glɔɔngอย่างyàangครึกครื้นkrʉ́k-krʉ́ʉn
As the procession passed the house, ringing cymbal crashes alternated with drumbeats in a lively rhythm.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakดนตรีdon-dtriiเงียบngîiapลงlongชั่วครู่chûua-krûuเสียงsǐiangฉาบchàapที่tîiดังdangแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomหลายคนlǎai-konสะดุ้งsà-dûngพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
After a brief pause in the music, a sudden ringing crash of cymbals made several audience members jump at once.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chɛ̀ɛng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |