งัน
nganMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
stunned; motionless; at a standstill
Unable to move or respond, or brought to a standstill, especially through shock or bewilderment.
Examples
หลังทำงานlăng tam ngaanหลังทำงานlăng tam ngaanafter working; after workหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)ทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire nightเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; subdued; unassuming3quiet!, hush!รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaaibodyงันnganงันngan1stunned; motionless; at a standstill2[to] celebrate; hold festivities (dialect)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweak
After working hard all night, he sat quietly, feeling numb as if he had no strength to move.
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พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiใจjaiฉันchǎnงันnganไปbpaiชั่วครู่chûua-krûuไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàตอบdtɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaอย่างไรyàang-rai
When I heard the bad news, my heart went numb for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
อากาศaa-gàatอับชื้นàp-chʉ́ʉnทั้งวันtáng-wanทำให้tam-hâiคนkonในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumงันnganลงlongพูดคุยpûut-kuiน้อยnɔ́ɔiและlɛ́ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iตอบสนองdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔng
The muggy weather all day made the people in the meeting dull, speaking little and barely responding.
ความเหนื่อยล้าสะสมkwaam nèuay láa sà-sŏmทำให้tam hâiสติสัมปชัญญะsà-dtì-săm-bpà-chan-yáงันnganจนjonคิดkítอะไรà-raiไม่mâiออกòkแม้máeเรื่องrêuuangง่ายๆngâai ngâaiก็gâwชะงักchá-ngák
The accumulated fatigue made the mind listless to the point of being unable to think; even simple matters stalled.
2VerbC1
[to] celebrate; hold festivities (dialect)
To celebrate or hold festive activities for a ceremony or occasion, especially in northeastern Thai usage.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerงันnganงันngan1stunned; motionless; at a standstill2[to] celebrate; hold festivities (dialect)งานบวชngaan-bùuatงานบวชngaan-bùuatBuddhist ordination ceremonyที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ดนตรีdon-dtriiดนตรีdon-dtrii1music (art form)2music (as a subject/field)
Tonight the villagers will come to celebrate the ordination at Uncle's house, with food and music.
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พอpɔɔเสร็จsètพิธีpí-tiiทำบุญtam-bunชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂ชวนchuuanกันganมาmaaงันnganบุญbunต่อdtɔ̀ɔโดยdooiมีmiiหมอลำmɔ̌ɔ-lamมาmaaแสดงsà-dɛɛngให้hâiชมchom
Once the merit-making ceremony was over, the villagers invited one another to continue the celebration with a mor lam performance.
ในnaiชุมชนอีสานchum-chon-ii-sǎanบางbaangแห่งhɛ̀ngการgaanงันnganเฮือนhʉʉanดีdiiเป็นbpenโอกาสoo-gàatให้hâiญาติมิตรyâat-mítมาmaaอยู่yùuเป็นbpenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaผู้ตายpûu-dtaaiโดยdooiมีmiiการละเล่นgaan-lá-lênช่วยchûuaiคลายklaaiความโศกเศร้าkwaam-sòok-sâoระหว่างrá-wàangตั้งdtângศพsòp
In some northeastern Thai communities, ngan huean di funeral gatherings bring relatives and friends together to keep the bereaved family company, with games and entertainment to help ease their grief during the wake.
แม้mɛ́ɛรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpความบันเทิงkwaam-ban-təəngจะjàเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiตามdtaamยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛชาวบ้านchaao-bâanยังคงyang-kongมาmaaร่วมrûuamงันnganบุญประจำปีbun-bprà-jam-bpiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสืบสานประเพณีsʉ̀ʉp-sǎan-bprà-pee-niiและlɛ́กระชับgrà-chápความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panในnaiชุมชนchum-chon
Although forms of entertainment have changed over time, the villagers still gather to celebrate the annual merit-making festival, preserving tradition and strengthening community ties.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngan
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 | — | — |