งั่กๆ

ngâk ngâk

Meanings

1AdverbB2

trembling violently; shivering

trembling, shaking, or shivering violently, often due to extreme cold, fear, or anger

Examples

แอร์aeแอร์ae1air conditioner; AC2air conditioning; AC (cool air/system)3female flight attendant; air hostess (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องนี้hông néeห้องนี้hông néethis roomเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)หนาวสั่นnăao sànหนาวสั่นnăao sàn[to] shiver with cold; [to] tremble from coldงั่กๆngâk ngâkงั่กๆngâk ngâk1trembling violently; shivering2nodding repeatedly; bobbing quicklyไปหมดแล้วbpai mòt láeoไปหมดแล้วbpai mòt láeo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a result
The air conditioning in this room is so cold that I'm shivering violently all over.
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ลูกสุนัขlôok sù-nákตัวนั้นdtuua nánเปียกbpìiakฝนfŏnและláeนั่งnângสั่นsànงั่กๆngâk ngâkอยู่yòoหน้าบ้านnâa bâan
That puppy got soaked in the rain and is sitting shivering violently in front of the house.
พอporเขาkăoเห็นhĕnงูngooตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiเลื้อยléuuayเข้ามาkâo maaใกล้glâiเขาkăoก็gâwตกใจdtòk jaiจนjonยืนyeunตัวสั่นdtuua sànงั่กๆngâk ngâkทำอะไรtam à-raiไม่mâiถูกtòok
When he saw a large snake slithering close, he was so terrified that he stood trembling violently, unable to do anything.
ผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiมีmeeไข้สูงkâi sŏongมากmâakและláeมีmeeอาการaa-gaanหนาวสั่นnăao sànงั่กๆngâk ngâkตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaจนjonพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanต้องdtôngเอาaoผ้าห่มpâa hòmมาmaaเพิ่มpêrm
The patient has a very high fever and is shivering violently all the time, so the nurse had to bring extra blankets.
2AdverbB2

nodding repeatedly; bobbing quickly

used to describe nodding the head repeatedly and quickly, often in a jerky way

Examples

เด็กชายdèk chaaiเด็กชายdèk chaai1boy; male child2Master (Thai formal title for a boy)พยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa[to] nod (one's head)งั่กๆngâk ngâkงั่กๆngâk ngâk1trembling violently; shivering2nodding repeatedly; bobbing quicklyรับปากráp bpàakรับปากráp bpàak1[to] promise; give one’s word2[to] agree; consent (to do something)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ดื้อdêuuดื้อdêuu1stubborn; obstinate; headstrong2naughty; disobedient3resistant (to treatment/control)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
The boy nodded his head repeatedly, promising his mother that he wouldn't be stubborn again.
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พอporฉันchănถามtăamว่าwâaหิวhĭuไหมmăiเขาkăoก็gâwรีบrêepพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaงั่กๆngâk ngâkทันทีtan tee
When I asked if he was hungry, he immediately nodded his head rapidly.
นักเรียนnák riianพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaงั่กๆngâk ngâkทำทีtam teeว่าwâaเข้าใจkâo jaiที่têeครูสอนkruu sŏnทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoยังyangสับสนsàp-sŏnอยู่yòo
The student nodded his head jerkily, pretending to understand what the teacher taught, even though he was actually still confused.
ระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan bprà-chumที่têeแสนsăenน่าเบื่อnâa bèuuaหลายคนlăai konเริ่มrêrmง่วงngûuangและláeสัปหงกsàp-bpà-ngòkพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaงั่กๆngâk ngâk
During the incredibly boring meeting, many people started feeling sleepy and nodding off with their heads jerking quickly.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is งั่กๆ said งั่ก-งั่ก?

ngâk ngâk

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

ngâk

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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