งุงิๆ
ngú-ngí-ngú-ngíMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
cute; adorable; acting sweet
cute, adorable, or acting in a sweet, childishly endearing way (commonly used as internet slang)
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่ารักnâa rákน่ารักnâa rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)งุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngíงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngí1cute; adorable; acting sweet2[to] mumble; [to] act poutyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; would like toอุ้มûmอุ้มûm1[to] carry in the arms2[to] support; prop up3[to] abduct (enforced disappearance)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This cat is so incredibly adorable that I want to carry it home.
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เธอterชอบchôpโพสต์póhtรูปเซลฟี่rôop sayn-fêeทำหน้าtam nâaงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngíลงในlong naiอินสตาแกรมin-sà-dtaa-graemทุกวันtúk wan
She likes to post selfies making cute, sweet faces on Instagram every day.
คู่รักkôo rákวัยรุ่นwai rûnมักจะmák jàมีmeeสรรพนามsàp-pá-naamเรียกrîakกันganแบบbàepงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngíที่têeคนอื่นkon èunฟังfangแล้วláeoอาจจะàat jàรู้สึกrúu-sèukเลี่ยนlîian
Teenage couples often use cute, childishly endearing pronouns for each other that others might find cheesy.
เขาkăoซื้อséuพวงกุญแจpuuang gun-jaaeตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaน่ารักnâa rákงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngíมาmaaให้hâiแฟนfaenเพื่อpêuuaเป็นbpenการgaanง้อngóขอคืนดีkŏ keun dee
He bought a cute, adorable plushie keychain for his girlfriend to make amends.
2VerbB2
[to] mumble; [to] act pouty
to mumble, grumble softly, or express mild displeasure in a cute, pouty, and non-serious manner
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to complain; grumble2to nagงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngíงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngí1cute; adorable; acting sweet2[to] mumble; [to] act poutyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนมเค้กkà-nŏm kékขนมเค้กkà-nŏm kékcake (dessert)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)
She was grumbling softly to herself because she didn't get to eat the cake she wanted today.
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เวลาที่way-laa têeฉันchănปลุกbplùkเขาkăoตอนเช้าตรู่dton cháo dtròoเขาkăoมักจะmák jàทำเสียงtam sĭiangงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngíในnaiลำคอlam korด้วยdûuayความkwaamขัดใจkàt jai
Whenever I wake him up early in the morning, he always makes a pouty, grumbling sound in his throat out of displeasure.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเธอterจะjàบ่นbònงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngíเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanที่têeล้นมือlón meuuแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiเธอterก็gâwจัดการjàt gaanทุกอย่างtúk yàangเสร็จsètตรงเวลาdtrong way-laa
Even though she was cutely grumbling about the heavy workload, she ultimately finished everything on time.
อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua dtàeนั่งnângบ่นbònงุงิๆngú-ngí-ngú-ngíอยู่yòoเลยloieถ้าtâaมีmeeความคิดเห็นkwaam kít hĕnไม่ตรงmâi dtrongกันganก็gâwพูดpôotออกมาòk maaตรงๆdtrong dtrongดีกว่าdee gwàa
Don't just sit there mumbling poutily; if we have a disagreement, it's better to speak up directly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is งุงิๆ said งุ-งิ-งุ-งิ?
ngú-ngí-ngú-ngí
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |