งะ(ngá)
Meanings
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[!] expressing mild disappointment or pleading
a colloquial particle added to the end of a sentence to express mild disappointment, reluctance, or to sound cute and pleading
Examples
เค้าkáoเค้าkáo1he; she; they (informal, nonstandard)2outline; trace; signไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)งะngáงะngá1[!] expressing mild disappointment or pleading2[to] open slightly; [to] lift up at the edge
I don't want to go to school...
2VerbC1
[to] open slightly; [to] lift up at the edge
to open something slightly or lift up its edge, especially a lid or cover
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseลองlongลองlong1[to] try; attempt2trial; test (attempt) [rare as standalone]งะngáงะngá1[!] expressing mild disappointment or pleading2[to] open slightly; [to] lift up at the edgeฝาfăaฝาfăa1lid; cover2shutter; door leaf; panel3wall panel; partition (traditional)4classifier for twins or matched pairsหม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer/power supply (slang)ดูว่าduu wâaดูว่าduu wâa[to] see if; [to] check whetherน้ำซุปnáam súpน้ำซุปnáam súp1broth; stock2clear soup (broth)เดือดdèuuatเดือดdèuuat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heated3fierce; high-intensity (sports, markets)หรือยังrĕu yangหรือยังrĕu yangquestion particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?”
Mom tried lifting the pot lid slightly to see if the soup was boiling.