งีบ
ngîipMeanings
1NounA2
nap; short sleep
a brief sleep, typically during the day
Examples
ตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyงีบngîipงีบngîip1nap; short sleep2[to] nap; [to] take a short sleepสักครู่sàk-krûuสักครู่sàk-krûu1a moment; a short time2just a moment; briefly; in a moment
In the afternoon, I’d like to take a quick nap.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnงีบngîipสิบห้าsìp-hâaนาทีnaa-tiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnขึ้นkʉ̂n
Yesterday I took a fifteen-minute nap and felt refreshed.
ถ้าtâaเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeลองlongพักpákงีบngêepหลังlăngอาหารเที่ยงaa-hăan tîiangดูdooนะná
If you’re very tired, try taking a nap after lunch tomorrow.
ผมpŏmมักจะmák jàตั้งdtângนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa bplùkไว้wáiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiงีบngêepสั้นsânๆ-ไม่เกินmâi gernยี่สิบyêe sìpนาทีnaa-teeระหว่างวันrá-wàang wan
I usually set an alarm to keep my daytime nap short, no more than twenty minutes.
2VerbA2
[to] nap; [to] take a short sleep
to sleep briefly, especially during the day
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanอาหารกลางวันaa-hǎan-glaang-wanlunch; the midday mealฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forงีบngîipงีบngîip1nap; short sleep2[to] nap; [to] take a short sleepแป๊บหนึ่งbpɛ́p-nʉ̀ngแป๊บหนึ่งbpɛ́p-nʉ̀ngJust a moment; one moment
After lunch, I want to take a quick nap.
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I woke up early this morning, so I took a fifteen-minute nap on the sofa.
While waiting for the train, he took a nap in the waiting room.
ถ้าtâaงานngaanเสร็จsètก่อนgònบ่ายbàaiสองsŏngฉันchănจะjàหาเวลาhăa way-laaงีบngêepสั้นsânๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiสมองsà-mŏngปลอดโปร่งbplòt bpròhng
If I finish work before two, I'll find time for a short nap to clear my head.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngîip
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |