โกง
goongMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] cheat; swindle; rig
To act dishonestly for advantage or profit; to defraud, or to rig [sth] like an election or game.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)กล่าวหาglàao-hǎaกล่าวหาglàao-hǎa[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโกงgoongโกงgoong1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2bent; bowed; hunchedข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔp1exam paper; test paper; set of exam questions2exam question; test itemเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเกรดดีgrèet-diiเกรดดีgrèet-dii1high-grade; good quality2good grades (at school)
He was accused of cheating on the exam to get a good grade.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtหนึ่งnʉ̀ngถูกtùukจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaโกงgoongภาษีpaa-sǐiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประโยชน์bprà-yòotของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eeng
A company was caught cheating on taxes for its own benefit.
ผู้เล่นpûu-lênบางคนbaang-konพยายามโกงpá-yaa-yaam-goongเกมออนไลน์geem-ɔɔn-laaiโดยdooiใช้cháiโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmช่วยchûuai
Some players try to rig online games by using helper programs.
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângอาจàatถูกtùukโกงgoongจึงjʉngเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngให้hâiมีmiiการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpอย่างyàangโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎi
People are worried the election might be rigged, so they call for transparent oversight.
2AdjectiveB2
bent; bowed; hunched
Curved or bent out of shape, especially describing a hunched back.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)หลังโกงlǎng-goongหลังโกงlǎng-goonghunchbacked; stoopedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยืนตัวตรงyʉʉn-dtuua-dtrongยืนตัวตรงyʉʉn-dtuua-dtrong[to] stand straightไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetเดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
Grandpa's back is so hunched that he cannot stand straight, but he still walks to the market on his own every morning.
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นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənหลังโกงlǎng-goongตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเพราะprɔ́รับบทเป็นráp-bòt-bpenชายชราchaai-chá-raa
The actor has to walk with a hunched back throughout the story because he plays an elderly man.
แม้mɛ́ɛคุณยายkun-yaaiจะjàหลังโกงlǎng-goongมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nตามdtaamวัยwaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛท่านtânก็gɔ̂ยังyangทำtamกิจวัตรประจำวันgìt-jà-wát-bprà-jam-wanได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngพึ่งpʉ̂ngใครkrai
Although Grandma's back has become more hunched with age, she can still go about her daily routine without anyone's help.
หมอmɔ̌ɔอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaหลังlǎngที่tîiโกงgoongมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nอาจàatเกี่ยวข้องกับgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng-gàpกระดูกสันหลังgrà-dùuk-sǎn-lǎngยุบyúpจึงjʉngควรkuuanตรวจdtrùuatหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetให้hâiแน่ชัดnɛ̂ɛ-chát
The doctor explained that an increasingly hunched back could be related to vertebral compression, so the cause should be properly investigated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
goong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |