งอแงนะ
ngɔɔ-ngɛɛ-náMeaning
1InterjectionB1
you're being fussy; you're whining
an informal remark that someone is being fussy or whiny, with นะนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle adding emphasis or softening the observation; interpretation depends on context and intonation.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindงอแงนะngɔɔ-ngɛɛ-náงอแงนะngɔɔ-ngɛɛ-náyou're being fussy; you're whiningสงสัยsǒng-sǎiสงสัยsǒng-sǎi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ง่วงngûuangง่วงngûuangsleepy; drowsyแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Our little one seems fussy today. Probably sleepy already.
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วันนี้wan-níiเธอtəəงอแงนะngɔɔ-ngɛɛ-náร้านráanไหนnǎiก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmกินginตกลงdtòk-longอยากyàakกินginอะไรà-rai
You’re being fussy today—you won’t eat at any of these places. What do you actually want to eat?
ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìน้องnɔ́ɔngไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iงอแงนะngɔɔ-ngɛɛ-náแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnร้องrɔ́ɔngจะjàให้hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛอุ้มûmตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเลยləəi
The little one isn’t usually fussy, you know, but last night kept crying for Mom to hold them.
ถ้าtâaดูduuแค่kɛ̂ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiก็gɔ̂อาจàatคิดว่าkít-wâaเด็กdèkคนนี้kon-níiงอแงนะngɔɔ-ngɛɛ-náแต่dtɛ̀ɛจริงjingเขาkǎoไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiและlɛ́ยังyangบอกbɔ̀ɔkไม่ได้mâi-dâaiว่าwâaเจ็บjèpตรงไหนdtrong-nǎi
If you only saw this moment, you might think this child was being whiny, but they’re actually unwell and can’t yet explain where it hurts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngɔɔ
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
งอแงngɔɔ-ngɛɛงอแงngɔɔ-ngɛɛ1[to] whine; be fussy/cranky2whiny; fussy; cranky[to] whine; be fussy/crankyPart 1
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นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particlesoftener; friendly particlePart 2
งอแงนะngɔɔ-ngɛɛ-náงอแงนะngɔɔ-ngɛɛ-náyou're being fussy; you're whiningyou're being fussy; you're whiningWord