Small wordssome adjective
- baang mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Before the noun, like ทุกtúk: บางวันbaang wan some days, บางคนbaang kon some people.
some (of it); (in questions) any, which ones adverb after the verb
- bâang falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Taught in Unit 14 · Lesson 2: Telling the time of the free course.
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บางbaang comes before a noun or a counting word: บางคนbaang kon, some people; บางวันbaang wan, some days. บ้างbâang, with a falling tone, comes after the verb: กินบ้างgin bâang, have some too. In questions it asks for a list: มีอะไรบ้างmii à-rai bâang, what is there? ไปไหนมาบ้างbpai nǎi maa bâang, where have you been (to)?
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There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
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