งึมๆ
ngeum-ngeumMeaning
1AdverbB2
mumbling; muttering
mumbling or muttering quietly to oneself; speaking indistinctly
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to complain; grumble2to nagงึมๆngeum-ngeumงึมๆngeum-ngeummumbling; mutteringอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไม่เจอmâi jerไม่เจอmâi jer[to] not find [sth/sb]
He mumbled quietly to himself when he couldn't find his things.
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ปู่bpòoชอบchôpพูดpôotงึมๆngeum-ngeumในnaiคอkoทำให้tam hâiฉันchănฟังfangไม่ค่อยmâi kôiรู้เรื่องróo rêuuangว่าwâaแกgaeต้องการdtông gaanอะไรà-rai
Grandpa likes muttering indistinctly in his throat, making it hard for me to understand what he wants.
ระหว่างrá-wàangนั่งnângรอrorเธอterเอาแต่ao dtàeก้มหน้าgôm nâaท่องบทtông bòtงึมๆngeum-ngeumเพื่อpêuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaก่อนgònนำเสนองานnam sà-nĕr ngaan
While waiting, she kept her head down and mumbled her script to herself to prepare before the presentation.
บางครั้งbaang krángเขาkăoก็gâwเดินdernเหม่อลอยmèr loiและláeบ่นbònงึมๆngeum-ngeumเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpปัญbpanหางานhăa ngaanที่têeยังyangแก้ไขgâe kăiไม่mâiเสร็จsèt
Sometimes he walks around absentmindedly, muttering about unresolved work problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is งึมๆ said งึม-งึม?
ngeum-ngeum
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngeum
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 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 | — | — |