ง่า
ngàaMeanings
1InterjectionA2
aww; whining sound
An informal sound showing cute complaint, mild disappointment, or pleading; similar to 'aww'.
Examples
ง่าngàaง่าngàa1aww; whining sound2particle: adds a cute/whiny, pleading tone3tree branch (northern)4[to] raise (a weapon) to strike; [to] poiseอดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] go without; [to] forgo3[to] fast; [to] abstain from foodกินginกินgin1[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); pocketขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Aww... I don't get to eat the snack.
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Aww... why didn't you come? I've been waiting for a long time.
ง่าngàaนึกว่าnéuk wâaจะได้jà dâaiนั่งnângริมrimหน้าต่างnâa dtàangซะsáอีกèekที่นั่งtêe nângตรงนี้dtrong néeก็ดีgôr deeเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan
Aww... I thought I would get a window seat. This seat is okay too, though.
2ParticleB1
particle: adds a cute/whiny, pleading tone
A sentence-final particle in casual speech or chat that makes the message sound cute, whiny, or pleading.
Examples
รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเค้าkáoเค้าkáo1he; she; they (informal, nonstandard)2I; me (affectionate, informal)3outline; trace; signด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleเหงาngăoเหงาngăo1lonely; lonesome2desolate; quiet; empty (of place/time)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleง่าngàaง่าngàa1aww; whining sound2particle: adds a cute/whiny, pleading tone3tree branch (northern)4[to] raise (a weapon) to strike; [to] poise
Wait for me! I'll be lonely if I go alone, aww.
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Why didn't you tell me earlier? Now I missed the chance to go, aww.
รู้rúuนะnáว่าwâaมันmanดึกdèukแล้วláeoแต่dtàeช่วยchûuaiไปส่งbpai sòngหน่อยnòiไม่ได้mâi dâaiเหรอrŏeนะnáๆๆๆๆง่าngàa
I know it's late, but can't you give me a ride, please please please? Aww.
3NounB2
tree branch (northern)
A part of a tree that grows out from its trunk or from another branch.
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ง่าngàaง่าngàa1aww; whining sound2particle: adds a cute/whiny, pleading tone3tree branch (northern)4[to] raise (a weapon) to strike; [to] poiseไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)หนีไปnĕe bpaiหนีไปnĕe bpai[to] flee; run away; escape (away)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินเข้าdern kâoเดินเข้าdern kâo[to] walk in; [to] enter on footใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to
Two birds were perched on a tree branch, then flew away when we approached.
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The wind snapped a tree branch, but no one was injured.
ง่าngàaไม้máiที่têeแผ่ออกpàe òkเหนือnĕuuaหลังคาlăng kaaช่วยchûuaiบังแดดbang dàetให้hâiบ้านbâanแต่dtàeก็gâwต้องdtôngคอยkoiตัดแต่งdtàt dtàengไม่ให้mâi hâiยื่นyêunไปbpaiโดนdohnสายไฟsăai fai
The branches spreading over the roof help shade the house, but they need regular trimming to keep them from touching the power lines.
คนสวนkon sŭuanตัดdtàtง่าngàaไม้máiที่têeเริ่มrêrmผุpùออกòkเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganไม่ให้mâi hâiหักhàkลงมาlong maaทับtápคนkonที่têeเดินผ่านdern pàan
The gardener cut off the branch that had begun to rot to prevent it from breaking and falling on passersby.
4VerbC1
[to] raise (a weapon) to strike; [to] poise
To raise a hand or weapon threateningly in preparation to strike.