งุนงง
ngun-ngongMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
confused; perplexed
feeling puzzled or unable to understand; bewildered
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)งุนงงngun-ngongงุนงงngun-ngong1confused; perplexed2be confused (about)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I am very puzzled by this answer.
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Yesterday I read the manual and was still bewildered.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiมีmiiสอบsɔ̀ɔpวิชานี้wí-chaa-níiฉันchǎnยังyangงุนงงngun-ngongกับgàpวิธีทำwí-tii-tamโจทย์jòotอยู่yùu
There's an exam for this subject tomorrow, and I'm still puzzled about how to solve the problems.
พอpɔɔเขาkǎoอธิบายà-tí-baaiทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiซ้ำsámอีกครั้งìik-krángฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangงุนงงngun-ngongเพราะprɔ́เหตุผลhèet-pǒnมันmanขัดกันเองkàt-gan-eeng
Even after he explained the theory again, I was still bewildered because the reasoning contradicted itself.
2VerbA2
be confused (about)
to be in a state of confusion about something
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)งุนงงngun-ngongงุนงงngun-ngong1confused; perplexed2be confused (about)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คำสั่งkam-sàngคำสั่งkam-sàng1order; command2instruction; directive3court/administrative order4computer commandนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâa[to] believe/understand that [clause]จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeยังไงyang-ngaiยังไงyang-ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?
I’m confused by these instructions and don’t understand how to do it.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiเร็วreoมากmâakนักเรียนnák-riianหลายคนlǎai-konเลยləəiงุนงงngun-ngong
Yesterday the teacher explained very fast, so many students were confused.
ผมpǒmฟังfangข่าวkàaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoงุนงงngun-ngongว่าwâaทำไมtam-maiกติกาgà-dtì-gaaถึงtʉ̌ngเปลี่ยนbplìianกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎn
I listened to the news and was confused about why the rules changed suddenly.
เธอtəəงุนงงngun-ngongกับgàpเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiในnaiสัญญาsǎn-yaaเพราะprɔ́ภาษาpaa-sǎaเป็นทางการbpen-taang-gaanและlɛ́มีmiiข้อยกเว้นkɔ̂ɔ-yók-wénหลายlǎaiข้อkɔ̂ɔ
She was confused by the conditions in the contract because the language was formal and there were many exceptions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngun
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 | — | — |