งัดแงะ
ngát-ngɛ́Meanings
1VerbB1
to pry open
To pry or lever something open using force, typically with a tool.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไขควงkǎi-kuuangไขควงkǎi-kuuang1screwdriver2classifier: ด้าม (handle)งัดแงะngát-ngɛ́งัดแงะngát-ngɛ́1to pry open2to break in by pryingฝาขวดfǎa-kùuatฝาขวดfǎa-kùuatbottle cap; bottle lidที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nติดแน่นdtìt-nɛ̂nstuck tight; firmly attachedออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
He used a screwdriver to pry off the tightly stuck bottle cap.
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ช่างchângต้องdtɔ̂ngงัดแงะngát-ngɛ́ฝาfǎaตู้ไม้dtûu-máaiด้วยdûuaiชะแลงchá-lɛɛngเพราะprɔ́บานพับbaan-pápขึ้นสนิมkʉ̂n-sà-nǐmจนjonเปิดbpə̀ətไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔk
The repairman had to pry open the wooden cabinet door with a crowbar because the hinges were rusty and wouldn’t open.
ผมpŏmค่อยkôiๆ-งัดแงะngát ngáeฝาหลังfăa lăngของkŏngรีโมตree-mòhtด้วยdûuayเหรียญrĭianเพื่อpêuuaเปลี่ยนbplìianถ่านtàan
I slowly pried open the back cover of the remote with a coin to replace the batteries.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanซ่อมsɔ̂mงัดแงะngát-ngɛ́ฝาครอบเครื่องfǎa-krɔ̂ɔp-krʉ̂ʉangซักผ้าsák-pâaอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkแตกร้าวdtɛ̀ɛk-ráao
The technician carefully pried open the washing machine’s cover to avoid cracking the plastic.
2VerbB2
to break in by prying
To force entry into a place by prying open a door, window, or barrier (often implying illegality).
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptงัดแงะngát ngáeงัดแงะngát ngáe1to pry open2to break in by pryingหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)ๆ-แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เจ้าของบ้านjâo kŏng bâanเจ้าของบ้านjâo kŏng bâan1homeowner; house owner2host (household)3landlord/landlady (house)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Last night someone tried to break into the neighbor's house by prying open the window, but the owner heard the noise first.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatพบpópร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔiการgaanงัดแงะngát-ngɛ́ประตูหลังbprà-dtuu-lǎngร้านráanและlɛ́กล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtจับภาพjàp-pâapผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiได้dâai
The police found signs of the back door being pried open and the CCTV captured the suspect.
หัวขโมยhǔua-kà-mooiใช้cháiเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉเหล็กlèkงัดแงะngát-ngɛ́บานประตูbaan-bprà-dtuuคลังสินค้าklang-sǐn-káaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnหลบหนีlòp-nǐiไปbpaiในnaiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt
The thief used a metal tool to force open the warehouse door before fleeing into the darkness.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanอาคารaa-kaanยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaประตูbprà-dtuuถูกtùukงัดแงะngát-ngɛ́อย่างyàangจงใจjong-jaiเพราะprɔ́มีรอยmii-rɔɔiแงะngɛ́ที่tîiบานพับbaan-pápและlɛ́กลอนglɔɔnประตูbprà-dtuuชัดเจนchát-jeen
The building manager confirmed the door had been deliberately forced, as there were clear pry marks on the hinges and lock.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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
ngát
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
งัดngátงัดngát1[to] pry; lever up2[to] break in by prying; jimmy3[to] bring out/use (a move/argument) forcefully[to] pry; lever upPart 1
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แงะngɛ́แงะngɛ́1[to] pry; lever [sth] open2[to] extract; pick out3Siamese sal; teng tree (Northern Thai)[to] pry; lever [sth] openPart 2
งัดแงะngát-ngɛ́งัดแงะngát-ngɛ́to pry opento pry openWord