งะ
ngáMeanings
1ParticleB1
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)2I; me (affectionate, informal)3outline; trace; signไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)งะngáงะngá1expressing mild disappointment or pleading2[to] open slightly; [to] lift up at the edge
I don't want to go to school...
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Can you buy this snack for me, please?
The traffic is so bad today... I'll definitely get home late.
อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaตั้งใจdtâng jaiทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanมาmaaทั้งคืนtáng keunแต่ดันdtàe danลืมleuumเซฟséhpไฟล์faaiงะngáเซ็งsengสุดsùtๆ-ไปเลยbpai loie
I put so much effort into the report all night, but I accidentally forgot to save the file... so incredibly bummed.
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
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptงะngáงะngá1expressing mild disappointment or pleading2[to] open slightly; [to] lift up at the edgeฝาfǎaฝาfǎa1lid; cover2shutter; door leaf; panel3wall; partition; wall panel4twin; member of a twin pairหม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)ดูว่าduu-wâaดูว่าduu-wâa[to] see if; [to] check whetherน้ำซุปnáam-súpน้ำซุปnáam-súpbroth; stockเดือดdʉ̀ʉatเดือดdʉ̀ʉat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heatedหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yangquestion particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?”
Mom tried lifting the pot lid slightly to see if the soup was boiling.
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เขาkăoค่อยkôiๆ-งะngáหน้าต่างnâa dtàangออกòkเพื่อpêuuaแอบดูàep dooว่าwâaมีใครmee kraiกำลังgam-langเดินมาdern maaหรือไม่rĕu mâi
He slowly pushed the window slightly open to peek if anyone was walking by.
ด้วยdûuaiความอยากรู้อยากเห็นkwaam-yàak-rúu-yàak-hěnเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiจึงjʉngแอบɛ̀ɛpงะngáฝาfǎaกล่องของขวัญglɔ̀ng-kɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnดูduuของkɔ̌ɔngข้างในkâang-naiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàถึงtʉ̌ngวันเกิดwan-gə̀ət
Out of curiosity, the little boy secretly lifted the lid of the gift box slightly to peek inside before his birthday arrived.
เมื่อmêuuaพบpópหีบhèepโบราณboh-raanนักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeจึงjeungใช้cháiเครื่องมือkrêuuang meuuชิ้นเล็กchín lékค่อยkôiๆ-งะngáฝาfăaหีบhèepขึ้นมาkêun maaเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiของkŏngข้างในkâang naiเสียหายsĭia hăai
Upon finding the ancient chest, the archaeologist used a small tool to carefully pry open the lid slightly so as not to damage the contents.
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 vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngá
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 | — | — |