Describing thingsaway (from), at a distance adjective
- hàang low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ห่างhàang is the distance between two things: ห่างจากhàang jàak, away from, is how listings say how far a hotel is from the beach or the skytrain. ห่างกันhàang gan, "apart from each other", is about people too, and drifting apart is ห่างเหินhàang-hǒen. Distance itself is ระยะห่างrá-yá hàang, as in เว้นระยะห่างwéen rá-yá hàang, keep your distance. Simply far is ไกลglai.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- harng
- hahng
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