งัก
ngákMeanings
1AdverbB2
abruptly; suddenly
abruptly or suddenly, typically used to describe coming to a sudden halt or stop
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolงักngákงักngák1abruptly; suddenly2shivering; tremblingเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเรียกชื่อrîiak chêuเรียกชื่อrîiak chêu[to] call [sb]'s name
He was walking and stopped abruptly when he heard someone call his name.
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The car braked abruptly right in front of the traffic light.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเธอtəəเห็นhěnงูnguuขวางทางkwǎang-taangอยู่yùuเธอtəəก็gɔ̂หยุดyùtงักngákด้วยdûuaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jaiกลัวgluua
As soon as she saw the snake blocking the path, she stopped abruptly in terror.
หมาmǎaที่tîiกำลังgam-langวิ่งไล่wîng-lâiแมวmɛɛoหยุดyùtงักngákทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngตะโกนdtà-goonดุdùเสียงดังsǐiang-dang
The dog chasing the cat stopped dead in its tracks immediately when its owner scolded it loudly.
2AdverbC1
shivering; trembling
shivering or trembling, especially from being extremely cold
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk[to] rain heavily; pourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyเปียกปอนbpìiak bponเปียกปอนbpìiak bponsoaking wet; drenchedและláeและláeand (coordinating)หนาวสั่นnăao sànหนาวสั่นnăao sàn[to] shiver with cold; [to] tremble from coldงักngákงักngák1abruptly; suddenly2shivering; tremblingๆ-
It rained so hard that the puppy was soaked and shivering from the cold.
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เขาkăoลืมleuumหยิบyìpเสื้อกันหนาวsêuua gan năaoมาmaaด้วยdûuayเลยloieต้องdtôngยืนyeunหนาวสั่นnăao sànงักngákๆ-อยู่yòoท่ามกลางtâam glaangหิมะhì-má
He forgot to bring his winter coat, so he had to stand shivering in the middle of the snow.
การสัมผัสgaan săm-pàtกับgàpลมหนาวlom năaoจัดjàtเป็นเวลานานbpen wee-laa naanทำให้tam hâiนักปีนเขาnák bpeen-kăoมีmeeอาการaa-gaanหนาวสั่นnăao sànงักngákๆ-อย่างyàangควบคุมkûap-kumไม่ได้mâi dâai
Prolonged exposure to the freezing wind caused the mountain climbers to shiver uncontrollably.
แม้máeจะjàนั่งnângผิงไฟpĭng faiอยู่yòoแต่dtàeสภาพอากาศsà-pâap aa-gàatที่têeหนาวเย็นnăao yenลงlongอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoก็gâwยังyangทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoสั่นsànงักngákๆ-ด้วยdûuayความทรมานkwaam tor-rá-maan
Despite sitting by the fire, the rapid drop in temperature still left him shivering miserably.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngák
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 | — | — |