งั่งๆ
ngâng ngângMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
stupid; foolish; silly
stupid, foolish, or silly; acting in a slow-witted or dumb manner
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfงั่งๆngâng ngângงั่งๆngâng ngângstupid; foolish; sillyแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)ทั้งที่táng têeทั้งที่táng têealthough; even thoughรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกต้องtòok dtôngถูกต้องtòok dtông1correct; right2proper; in accordance3exactly; rightly; correctly
Why is he acting so stupid like that, even though he knows it's wrong?
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ฉันchănรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaตัวเองdtuua engทำหน้าtam nâaงั่งๆngâng ngângตอนที่dton têeครูkruuถามtăamคำถามkam tăamแล้วláeoฉันchănตอบdtòpไม่ได้mâi dâai
I felt like I made a dumb face when the teacher asked a question and I couldn't answer.
อย่าyàaมาmaaทำเป็นtam bpenงั่งๆngâng ngângแกล้งglâengไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangตอนที่dton têeพวกเราpûuak raoตกลงกันdtòk long ganคุณkunก็gâwอยู่yòoด้วยdûuayไม่ใช่mâi châiเหรอrŏe
Don't act dumb and pretend you don't know anything; you were there when we made the agreement, weren't you?
การตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiลาออกlaa òkจากjàakงานngaanโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeแผนสำรองpăen săm-rongเป็นbpenความคิดkwaam kítที่têeดูdooงั่งๆngâng ngângไปหน่อยbpai nòiในnaiยุคyúkเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtแบบนี้bàep née
Deciding to quit a job without a backup plan seems like a rather foolish idea in this kind of economy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is งั่งๆ said งั่ง-งั่ง?
ngâng ngâng
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngâng
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 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 | — | — |