Time บางที baang-tii
sometimes; maybe adverb
- baang mid
- tii mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Parts: บางbaang some ทีtii time
บางครั้ง baang-kráng
sometimes, at times adverb
- baang mid
- kráng high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
Both are "some times": บางbaang (some) with ทีtii or ครั้งkráng, two words for "a time, an occasion". บางทีbaang-tii is the everyday one; บางครั้งbaang-kráng sounds a little more careful and is common in writing.
At the start of a guess, บางทีbaang-tii also means "maybe": บางทีเขาอาจจะไม่มาbaang-tii kǎo àat-jà mâi maa, maybe he won't come.
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 thi
- bang tee
- bangthi
- bang krang
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