ง้อ
ngɔ́ɔMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] make up with; appease
to try to reconcile with someone after a quarrel by apologizing or pleasing them
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทะเลาะtá-lɔ́ทะเลาะtá-lɔ́[to] quarrel; argue; have a disputeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyง้อngɔ́ɔง้อngɔ́ɔ[to] make up with; appeaseเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
I had a fight with my best friend, so today I have to go and make up with him.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamง้อngɔ́ɔแฟนfɛɛnด้วยdûuaiการซื้อของgaan-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngขวัญkwǎnให้hâiหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiลืมlʉʉmวันครบรอบwan-króp-rɔ̂ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎo
He tried to reconcile with his girlfriend by buying her a gift after he forgot their anniversary.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàรู้rúuว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengผิดpìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทิฐิสูงtí-tì-sǔungเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaจะjàยอมyɔɔmไปbpaiง้อngɔ́ɔเธอtəəก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Even though he knew he was wrong, he was too proud to be the one to reconcile with her first.
การที่gaan-tîiคนkonสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลับมาglàp-maaคืนดีkʉʉn-diiได้dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpว่าwâaใครkraiเป็นbpenฝ่ายfàaiง้อngɔ́ɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งคู่táng-kûu
When two people quarrel and then get back together, it doesn't depend on who reconciles, but on the mutual understanding of both.
My little sister is angry, so I have to go persuade her to stop being upset.
ฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiไปbpaiง้อngɔ́ɔแฟนfɛɛnหลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiเราraoทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan
I bought flowers to persuade my girlfriend to forgive me after we argued yesterday.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamง้อngɔ́ɔเธอtəəมาเป็นmaa-bpenอาทิตย์aa-títแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmคุยด้วยkui-dûuai
He has been trying to get her to stop being mad at him for a week, but she still won't talk to him.
ต่อให้dtòr hâiพยายามpà-yaa-yaamง้อngóด้วยdûuayคำพูดหวานๆkam pôot wăan-wăanแค่ไหนkâe năiก็gâwคงkongไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatทำให้tam hâiเธอterหายโกรธhăai gròhtได้dâi
No matter how much he tries to persuade her with sweet words, it probably can't make her stop being upset.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngɔ́ɔ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |