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Thai word

บาง

baang

薄(材料)

Mid tone

How to pronounce บาง

High Low

Mid tone

Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone

บาง is written baang and carries the mid tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.

Same syllable, five tones

Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.

  1. baang

    Mid tone

    บาง
  2. bàang

    Low tone

  3. bâang

    Falling tone

  4. bǎang

    Rising tone

  5. báang

    High tone

What does บาง mean?

Translation

薄(材料)

บาง (baang) means "薄(材料)" in Thai.

Tone: Mid tone Frequency: #70 neutral

Example sentences

บางทีผมก็ลืมครับ

baang thii phŏm gâw lueum khráp

我有时会忘记。

Test yourself

One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.

What does this word mean?

ไซส์

sai

More words with the mid tone — the same pitch shape, different words.

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