แบงค์

bɛ́ng

Meanings

1NounA2

banknote; bill (informal)

A paper note used as money; a banknote; commonly used informally.

Examples

ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแบงค์bɛ́ngแบงค์bɛ́ng1banknote; bill (informal)2bank (colloq.)ร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5blade
I have two hundred-baht banknotes.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoแลกlɛ̂ɛkเหรียญrǐianเป็นbpenแบงค์bɛ́ngที่tîiร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉ
Yesterday he exchanged coins for banknotes at the convenience store.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiขอkɔ̌ɔแบงค์bɛ́ngย่อยyɔ̂ɔiหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiจะjàจ่ายjàaiค่าkâaรถเมล์rót-mee
Tomorrow, could I get small banknotes? I need to pay the bus fare.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaขอkɔ̌ɔแบงค์bɛ́ngยี่สิบyîi-sìpเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiเงินทอนngən-tɔɔnแบงค์พันbɛ́ng-pan
The vendor asked for twenty-baht notes because she had no change for a thousand-baht note.
2NounB1

bank (colloq.)

A financial institution providing services such as deposits, withdrawals, and loans; a colloquial borrowing from English 'bank'.

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเปิดบัญชีbpə̀ət-ban-chiiเปิดบัญชีbpə̀ət-ban-chii1[to] open a bank/financial account2[to] create/register an online account3[to] open one’s account (sports)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแบงค์bɛ́ngแบงค์bɛ́ng1banknote; bill (informal)2bank (colloq.)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go open an account at the bank tomorrow?
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ฉันchǎnโอนเงินoon-ngənผ่านpàanแอปɛ́pของkɔ̌ɔngแบงค์bɛ́ngประหยัดbprà-yàtเวลาwee-laaกว่าgwàaการต่อgaan-dtɔ̀ɔคิวkiu
I transfer money through the bank’s app; it saves time compared to queuing.
ถ้าtâaบัตรbàtหายhǎaiควรkuuanรีบrîipโทรไปtoo-bpaiอายัดaa-yátกับgàpแบงค์bɛ́ngทันทีtan-tii
If your card is lost, you should immediately call the bank to freeze it.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiหลายlǎaiแบงค์bɛ́ngแข่งขันkɛ̀ng-kǎnด้านdâanดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaและlɛ́ค่าธรรมเนียมkâa-tam-niiamทำให้tam-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaมีmiiตัวเลือกdtuua-lʉ̂ʉakมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
These days many banks are competing on interest rates and fees, giving customers more options.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is แบงค์ said แบ๊ง?

bɛ́ng

  • Silent letterค์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written แบ๊ง (bɛ́ng). The spelling rule would give a Mid tone.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

ResultSpoken tone

High tone

bɛ́ng

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Mid tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written แบ๊ง (bɛ́ng).

ค์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.

Related Words

1banknote; bill (informal)

2bank (colloq.)