แพง
pɛɛngMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
expensive
costing a lot of money; high in price
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3in pairs; double4[to] pair; matchนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แพงpɛɛngแพงpɛɛng1expensive2costly; dearly paid for (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy off
These shoes are very expensive; I’m not buying them.
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The food at this restaurant is expensive, but it’s still crowded.
Yesterday I looked at a new phone; the price was too expensive for my budget.
2AdjectiveB1
costly; dearly paid for (figurative)
involving a serious loss or sacrifice rather than merely a high monetary price
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แพงแรงpɛɛng-rɛɛngแพงแรงpɛɛng-rɛɛng1extremely expensive2be extremely expensiveและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
This job is costly in effort and time; we need to prepare a big team.
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การเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianระบบrá-bòpทั้งtángบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtมันmanแพงpɛɛngมากmâakในnaiแง่ngɛ̂ɛทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnคนkonต้องdtɔ̂ngอบรมใหม่òp-rom-màiกันganหมดmòt
Overhauling the company’s system is very demanding in terms of resources; everyone has to be retrained.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiดูduuแพงpɛɛngต่อdtɔ̀ɔกำลังgam-langของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoทั้งtángต้องdtɔ̂ngประสานbprà-sǎanหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiและlɛ́ทำtamเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
This project seems burdensome for our capacity, requiring coordination across many teams and a lot of paperwork.
ทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakนี้níiแม้mɛ́ɛประหยัดเงินbprà-yàt-ngənแต่dtɛ̀ɛแพงpɛɛngเวลาwee-laaมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnอนุมัติà-nú-mátโยงyoongหลายlǎaiชั้นchánและlɛ́กินginแรงrɛɛngทีมtiim
This option may save money, but it is very costly in time, as the approval process is multilayered and taxing on the team.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
pɛɛng
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 | — | — |