ง่ะ
ngâMeaning
1InterjectionB1
aww; ugh (expressing whining or slight disappointment)
an informal particle or interjection used to express slight disappointment, a whining tone, pleading, or to sound cute
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianschoolเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedง่ะngâง่ะngâaww; ugh (expressing whining or slight disappointment)
Mom... I really don't want to go to school.
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Can I have a piece of this snack too? Pleaseee.
ทำไมtam-maiเธอtəəถึงtʉ̌ngไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmตอบdtɔ̀ɔpข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamเราraoง่ะngâเราraoทำอะไรtam-à-raiผิดpìtหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
Why won't you reply to my messages? Did I do something wrong?
อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanแทบตายtɛ̂ɛp-dtaaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiอาจารย์aa-jaanก็gɔ̂ให้hâiแก้gɛ̂ɛใหม่màiอีกìikง่ะngâเซ็งsengมากmâak
I tried so hard to do the report, but in the end, the teacher made me redo it. It's so frustrating.
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 endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngâ
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 | — | — |