Small wordsby chance; a coincidence adverb
- bang mid
- oen mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
บังเอิญจังbang-oen jang = what a coincidence!
You'll hear it in Kan Goo (คั่นกู).
How to use it
บังเอิญbang-oen is chance. Before a verb it's "happen to": บังเอิญเจอbang-oen joe, to happen to meet. On its own it's a coincidence, and บังเอิญจังbang-oen jang is what everyone says when they run into a friend far from home. Doing something on purpose is the opposite, ตั้งใจdtâng-jai, and "I didn't mean to" is ไม่ได้ตั้งใจmâi dâi dtâng-jai.
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:
- bang ern
- bangern
- bang earn
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