โจ้ง
jôongMeanings
1AdverbB2
openly; plainly; blatantly
in an open, plain, or blatant way; without trying to hide what is done or said
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillโกงgohngโกงgohng1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2bent; bowed; hunchedเงินngernเงินngern1money2silver (metal)บริษัทbor-rí-sàtบริษัทbor-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkโจ้งjôhngโจ้งjôhng1openly; plainly; blatantly2open to view; exposedๆ-โดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่กลัวmâi gluuaไม่กลัวmâi gluuanot afraid; fearlessใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverจับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)
They blatantly embezzled the company's money without fear of getting caught.
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Why do you dare to steal things so openly like this?
พวกเขาpûuak kăoทุจริตtút-jà-rìtโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeกันganอย่างyàangโจ้งjôhngๆ-โดยdoiไม่เกรงกลัวmâi grayng gluuaกฎหมายgòt-măai
The corruption in this project was done blatantly without any fear of the law.
เขาkăoจีบjèepพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiโจ้งjôhngๆ-กลางglaangออฟฟิศóf-fítจนjonทุกคนtúk konสังเกตsǎng-gètได้dâi
He blatantly flirted with the new employee right in the middle of the office until everyone noticed.
2AdjectiveB2
open to view; exposed
open to view, uncovered, or exposed, especially in a way that is very noticeable
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทิ้งไว้tíng-wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave [sth] behindโจ้งjôongโจ้งjôong1openly; plainly; blatantly2open to view; exposedเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedโจรjoonโจรjoonthief; robberถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ขโมยkà-mooiขโมยkà-mooi1[to] steal2thiefของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff
He left the front door wide open; that's why the thief could sneak in and steal things.
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พื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiตรงนี้dtrong-níiมันmanโล่งโจ้งlôong-jôongเกินไปgəən-bpaiน่าจะnâa-jàหาhǎaต้นไม้dtôn-máaiมาmaaปลูกbplùukบ้างbâang
This area is too bare and exposed; we should find some trees to plant.
บ้านbâanหลังlǎngนี้níiไม่มีmâi-miiรั้วกั้นrúua-gânมองmɔɔngเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเห็นhěnข้างในkâang-naiโล่งโจ้งlôong-jôongไปหมดbpai-mòt
This house has no fence, so looking inside, it is completely exposed to view.
ห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiเฟอร์นิเจอร์fəə-ní-jə̂əเลยləəiดูduuโล่งโจ้งlôong-jôongและlɛ́กว้างgwâangกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtì
The bedroom with no furniture looks completely bare and wider than usual.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jôong
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |