งงเต็ก
ngong-dtèkMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
completely confused; totally baffled
extremely confused, completely baffled, or at a total loss for understanding (slang)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)งงเต็กngong-dtèkงงเต็กngong-dtèkcompletely confused; totally baffledเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])สักนิดsàk-nítสักนิดsàk-nít1just a little2a small amount (of)
When the teacher finished explaining this topic, I was completely baffled. I didn't understand a bit.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanบอกทางbɔ̀ɔk-taangไปbpaiบ้านbâanมันmanแต่dtɛ̀ɛฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoงงเต็กngong-dtèkไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàไปbpaiถูกtùukไหมmǎi
My friend gave me directions to his house, but listening to him left me totally confused. I don't know if I can get there.
ข้อkɔ̂ɔสอบคณิตศาสตร์sɔ̀ɔp-ká-nít-dtà-sàatปีนี้bpii-níiยากมากyâak-mâakทำเอาtam-aoเด็กนักเรียนdèk-nák-riianงงเต็กngong-dtèkกันganทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ng
This year's math exam was so difficult that it left all the students in the room completely at a loss.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnจนjonพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpงงเต็กngong-dtèkว่าwâaต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamยังไงyang-ngaiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The company's new policy is so complex that all the employees are extremely confused about what to do next.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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งงเต็กngong-dtèkงงเต็กngong-dtèkcompletely confused; totally baffledcompletely confused; totally baffledWord