Small wordswhole, all of (before a noun); both … and (said twice) adjective
- táng high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
ทั้งtáng before a noun means "the whole, all of": ทั้งบ้านtáng bâan, the whole house; ทั้งปีtáng bpii, all year. With time words it's so common that ทั้งวันtáng wan, all day, is learned as one word, and ทั้งหมดtáng-mòt, "the whole lot", is the everyday "all". Said twice, it's "both … and …": ทั้งถูกทั้งอร่อยtáng tùuk táng à-ràwy, cheap and tasty, the best praise a street stall can get. Mind the tone: high ทั้งtáng; rising ถังtǎng is a bucket or a bin.
Don't mix it up
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ถังtǎng
bucket, bin, tank
Rising tone: a bucket or a bin.
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:
- thang
- tung
- taang
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