แรง
rɛɛngMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
strong; intense; severe
having great force, intensity, or severity (e.g., wind, smell, taste, impact, emotion, criticism)
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningริมทะเลrim-tá-leeริมทะเลrim-tá-leeseaside; by the sea; seashore; coastยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)
The wind is strong today; walking by the sea is hard.
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This curry is a bit intensely spicy; it makes me tear up.
Her perfume is very strong; it lingers all day.
เสียงวิจารณ์sǐiang-wí-jaanในnaiโซเชียลsoo-chiianแรงrɛɛngจนjonเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngแบรนด์brɛɛnต้องdtɔ̂ngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôot
The criticism on social media was so harsh that the brand owner had to issue an apology.
2NounB1
force; strength; power
physical force or power; the degree of strength or intensity of something
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissกล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)ไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannotเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ไม่พอmâi-pɔɔไม่พอmâi-pɔɔ1not enough; insufficient2not enough; not sufficiently
He couldn’t lift the heavy box because he didn’t have enough strength.
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This engine model has a lot of power, so it can haul things far.
ลมlomพัดpátด้วยdûuaiแรงrɛɛngคงที่kong-tîiทำให้tam-hâiกังหันgang-hǎnหมุนmǔnได้dâaiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
The wind blows with constant force, making the turbine spin steadily.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangเราraoวัดแรงwát-rɛɛngกดgòtสูงสุดsǔung-sùtที่tîiวัสดุwát-sà-dùรับrápได้dâaiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàแตกdtɛ̀ɛk
To test the structure, we measured the maximum compressive force the material could withstand before breaking.
3AdverbB1
hard; strongly (adverbial use)
to a strong degree or with great force (e.g., hit hard, work hard); intensely
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ[to] read; [to] studyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I need to study hard today; exams are near.
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He practiced football so hard that he was out of breath.
She pushed the door too hard and it slammed into the wall.
ช่วงchûuangโค้งสุดท้ายkóong-sùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngโปรเจ็กต์bproo-jèkเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเร่งrêngงานngaanให้hâiแรงrɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทันกำหนดtan-gam-nòtส่งsòng
In the final stretch of the project, we need to work more intensely to meet the deadline.
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
rɛɛng
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 | — | — |