งั้นๆ
ngán-ngánMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
so-so; mediocre
so-so; mediocre; nothing special; just okay.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastดูหนังdoo nǎngดูหนังdoo nǎng[to] watch a movieมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเป็นไงบ้างbpen ngai bâangเป็นไงบ้างbpen ngai bâangHow are you?; How's it going?ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerงั้นๆngán-ngánงั้นๆngán-ngánso-so; mediocreแหละlàeแหละlàeemphasis/focus particle (colloquial)
I went to see a movie yesterday. How was it? It was just so-so.
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ฉันchănไปลองbpai longร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanเปิดใหม่bpèrt màiมาแล้วmaa láewแต่dtàeรสชาติrót-châatก็gâwงั้นๆngán-ngánไม่ได้mâi dâaiอร่อยà-ròiเหมือนmĕuuanที่têeเขาkăoรีวิวree wiuกันgan
I've tried that new restaurant, but the taste was just so-so, not as delicious as people reviewed.
ผลงานpŏn ngaanของเขาkŏng kăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiแย่yâeแต่dtàeก็gâwงั้นๆngán-ngánเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tăanที่têeเขาkăoเคยkoeiทำได้tam dâi
His work wasn't bad, but it was mediocre compared to the standard he had previously achieved.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaการแสดงgaan sà-daengจะได้jà dâaiรับคำráp kamชมchomมากมายmâak maaiแต่dtàeในnaiสายตาsăai dtaaของkŏngนักวิจารณ์nák wí-jaanหลายคนlăai konมันmanก็gâwยังyangดูdooงั้นๆngán-ngánและláeขาดkàatความแปลกใหม่kwaam bplàek mài
Although the performance received much praise, in the eyes of many critics, it still seemed mediocre and lacked originality.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is งั้นๆ said งั้น-งั้น?
ngán-ngán
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngán
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |