งด
ngótMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] refrain; abstain (from)
To deliberately not do or consume something.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)งดngótงดngót1[to] refrain; abstain (from)2[to] suspend; cancel; omitกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)
The doctor told me to refrain from eating salty foods for now.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตรวจdtrùuatเลือดlʉ̂ʉatเธอtəəงดอาหารngót-aa-hǎanหลังเที่ยงlǎng-tîiangคืนkʉʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผลpǒnที่tîiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yam
Before the blood test, she abstained from food after midnight for accurate results.
ผมpǒmตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiงดngótกาแฟgaa-fɛɛหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเดือนdʉʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaหลับlàpดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nไหมmǎi
I decided to cut out coffee for a month to see if I sleep better.
ในnaiช่วงเข้าพรรษาchûuang-kâo-pan-sǎaเขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiงดngótเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์krʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉm-ɛn-gɔɔ-hɔɔอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
During Buddhist Lent, he is determined to abstain strictly from alcoholic drinks.
2VerbB1
[to] suspend; cancel; omit
To suspend or cancel an activity or service, or omit something scheduled or customary, often temporarily (e.g., งดให้บริการ).
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentงดngótงดngót1[to] refrain; abstain (from)2[to] suspend; cancel; omitให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaan1[to] provide/offer services; serve customers/users2[to] operate; be in service/available (of transport, systems, facilities)สระว่ายน้ำsà-wâai-náamสระว่ายน้ำsà-wâai-náamswimming poolชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time beingเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàak1because; since (formal)2due to; owing to (formal)ทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àat[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] clean
Today, the swimming pool service is temporarily suspended due to cleaning.
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เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakพายุpaa-yúฝ่ายfàaiกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamประกาศbprà-gàatงดngótการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngกลางแจ้งglaang-jɛ̂ɛngชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
Due to the storm, the activities team announced a temporary suspension of the outdoor show.
รถไฟrót-faiงดngótให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanขบวนkà-buuanเช้าcháoเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakรางraangชำรุดcham-rútโปรดรอbpròot-rɔɔประกาศbprà-gàatเวลาwee-laaใหม่mài
The morning train service is suspended due to damaged tracks; please wait for a new time announcement.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaการgaanบำรุงรักษาระบบbam-rung-rák-sǎa-rá-bòpห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtจะjàงดngótให้บริการhâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanยืมyʉʉmหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉในnaiวันอาทิตย์wan-aa-títนี้níi
For system maintenance, the library will suspend book-lending services this Sunday.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |