ง่วน
ngûuanMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
absorbed in [sth]; busy with [sth]
very busy with or absorbed in one activity, so that one pays little attention to other things
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesง่วนอยู่กับngûuan-yùu-gàpง่วนอยู่กับngûuan-yùu-gàp[to] be engrossed in [sth]; [to] be busy with [sth]การทำกับข้าวgaan-tam-gàp-kâaoการทำกับข้าวgaan-tam-gàp-kâaocookingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่ได้mâi-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)ยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone call
Mom was busy cooking in the kitchen, so she didn't hear the phone ring.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkง่วนอยู่กับngûan yòo gàpการต่อgaan dtòเลโก้lee-gôhจนjonลืมกินleum ginขนมkà-nŏmที่têeซื้อséuมาmaa
The kids were so absorbed in building Legos that they forgot to eat the snacks they bought.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konกำลังgam-langง่วนngûuanกับgàpการเตรียมgaan-dtriiamเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanสำหรับsǎm-ràpการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumใหญ่yàiในnaiบ่ายbàaiวันนี้wan-níi
All employees are busy preparing documents for the general meeting this afternoon.
เขาkǎoปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanง่วนอยู่กับngûuan-yùu-gàpการซ่อมรถgaan-sɔ̂m-rótส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaเองeengก็gɔ̂นั่งเล่นnâng-lênโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpอย่างyàangสบายใจsà-baai-jai
He let his friend get completely absorbed in fixing the car, while he comfortably sat playing on his phone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngûuan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |