งึม

ngʉm

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

[sound] mumbling; murmuring

a low, unclear sound of someone speaking quietly; a mumbling or murmuring sound

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeงึมngʉmงึมngʉm1[sound] mumbling; murmuring2[to] mumble; [to] mutterแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend
He answered 'ngum' (mumbled) and went back to sleep.
3 more examples
ฉันchănไม่ได้mâi dâaiยินyinว่าwâaเขาkăoพูดpôotอะไรà-raiได้ยินdâi-yinแค่kâeเสียงsĭiangงึมๆngeum-ngeumเท่านั้นtâo nán
I didn't hear what he said; I only heard a mumbling sound.
น้องชายnóng chaaiทำเสียงtam sĭiangงึมๆngeum-ngeumในnaiลำคอlam korเวลาที่way-laa têeถูกtòokแม่ดุmâe dù
My younger brother makes mumbling sounds in his throat when being scolded by our mother.
คนไข้kon kâiที่têeเพิ่งpêrngฟื้นféunจากjàakยาyaaสลบsà-lòpยังyangพูดไม่ชัดpôot mâi chátได้แต่dâai dtàeส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangงึมๆngeum-ngeumให้hâiพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanฟังfang
The patient who just woke up from anesthesia couldn't speak clearly yet, and could only make mumbling sounds for the nurse to hear.
2VerbB2

[to] mumble; [to] mutter

to speak quietly and indistinctly; to mumble; to mutter

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาแต่ao dtàeเอาแต่ao dtàeonly; nothing butพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutงึมๆngeum-ngeumงึมๆngeum-ngeummumbling; mutteringอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)คอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêr1computer2computer [attrib.]
He just kept muttering to himself in front of the computer.
3 more examples
เวลาway-laaเธอterไม่พอใจmâi por jaiเธอterชอบchôpพูดpôotงึมๆngeum-ngeumฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang mâi róo rêuuang
When she is displeased, she likes to mumble incomprehensibly.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàบอกbòkปัญหาbpan-hăaตรงๆdtrong dtrongเขาkăoกลับglàpนั่งnângบ่นbònงึมๆngeum-ngeumอยู่yòoคนเดียวkon diiaoจนjonคนรอบข้างkon rôp kâangรำคาญram-kaan
Instead of stating the problem directly, he just sat there muttering to himself until the people around him got annoyed.
ผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamตำรวจdtam-rùuatโดยdoiพูดpôotงึมๆngeum-ngeumในnaiคอkoทำให้tam hâiยากyâakต่อdtòการgaanจับใจความjàp jai kwaam
The suspect answered the police's questions by mumbling in his throat, making it difficult to grasp the meaning.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

ngʉm

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 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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