บ้าง

See also: บาง

Thai

Alternative forms

• มั่ง (mâng)

Etymology

Related to บาง (baang, “some”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		บ้าง ɓ ˆ ā ŋ
Phonemic		บั้ง ɓ ạ ˆ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	bâng
	Royal Institute	bang
(standard) IPA(key)		/baŋ˥˩/(R)

Adverb

บ้าง • (bâng)

1. some (normally modifies a verb and conveys the sense of “to some extent”)

   เป็นอย่างไรบ้าง

   bpen yàang-rai bâng

   How is it going?

Further reading

• “บ้าง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.