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ngáangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pry; lever open
to force something open by applying leverage or prying it apart
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderช้อนchɔ́ɔnช้อนchɔ́ɔn1spoon2classifier: spoonfuls3[to] scoop; ladleง้างngáangง้างngáang1[to] pry; lever open2[to] draw back; cock (weapon/tool)3[to] raise and ready (hand/arm) to strikeฝากระป๋องfǎa-grà-bpɔ̌ɔngฝากระป๋องfǎa-grà-bpɔ̌ɔngcan lid; can topสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish
He used a spoon to pry open the paint can lid.
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ประตูรถbprà-dtuu-rótมันmanบุบbùpจนjonเปิดbpə̀ətไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔkต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiง้างngáangอย่างเดียวyàang-diiaoเลยləəi
The car door is so dented it won't open; we have to just pry it.
The thief pried open a small window to get into the house.
เจ้าหน้าที่กู้ภัยjâao-nâa-tîi-gûu-paiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnพิเศษpí-sèetมาmaaง้างngáangซากรถsâak-rótเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiคนเจ็บkon-jèpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
The rescue workers had to use special equipment to pry open the car wreckage to get the injured person out.
2VerbB2
[to] draw back; cock (weapon/tool)
to pull back and ready a weapon or tool for use, such as cocking a gun, drawing a bow, or pulling back a slingshot
Examples
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaai1boy; male child2classifier: คน (person)3Master (Thai formal title for a boy)ง้างngáangง้างngáang1[to] pry; lever open2[to] draw back; cock (weapon/tool)3[to] raise and ready (hand/arm) to strikeหนังสติ๊กnǎng-sà-dtíkหนังสติ๊กnǎng-sà-dtíkslingshot; catapult (handheld)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เล็งlengเล็งleng1[to] aim; take aim2[to] intend; set one's sights on3[to] eye; look closely atไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]กระป๋องgrà-bpɔ̌ɔngกระป๋องgrà-bpɔ̌ɔng1can; tin (container)2classifier: cansบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrier
The boy pulled back the slingshot and aimed at the can on the fence.
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นายพรานnaai-praanง้างngáangคันธนูkan-tá-nuuค้างไว้káang-wáiรอrɔɔให้hâiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiระยะrá-yáยิงying
The hunter held the bow drawn, waiting for the target to come into range.
He calmly cocked the gun's hammer before pulling the trigger.
นักกีฬายิงธนูnák-gii-laa-ying-tá-nuuง้างngáangคันศรkan-sɔ̌ɔnจนjonสุดsùtแขนkɛ̌ɛnรวบรวมสมาธิrûuap-ruuam-sà-maa-tíทั้งหมดtáng-mòtไปที่bpai-tîiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎai
The archer drew the bow to full arm's length, focusing all of their concentration on the target.
3VerbB2
[to] raise and ready (hand/arm) to strike
to lift and hold up a hand or arm in preparation to hit or strike
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเถียงสู้tǐiang-sûuเถียงสู้tǐiang-sûu[to] talk back; [to] argue back; [to] retortไม่ได้mâi-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)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerง้างngáangง้างngáang1[to] pry; lever open2[to] draw back; cock (weapon/tool)3[to] raise and ready (hand/arm) to strikeมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hitหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
When he couldn't win the argument, he raised his hand to slap my face.
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Don't you dare raise your fist at me. I don't like violence.
ในnaiหนังแอ็คชั่นnǎng-ɛ̀k-chânพระเอกprá-èekมักจะmák-jàง้างngáangหมัดmàtขึ้นkʉ̂nสูงsǔungก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàชกchókผู้ร้ายpûu-ráaiให้hâiสลบsà-lòpไปbpai
In action movies, the hero often raises his fist high before knocking out the villain.
ภาพpâapที่tîiเขาkǎoบันดาลโทสะban-daan-too-sàแล้วlɛ́ɛoง้างngáangมือขึ้นmʉʉ-kʉ̂nมาmaaนั้นnánยังคงyang-kongติดตาdtìt-dtaaเธอtəəอยู่yùuจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngทุกวันนี้túk-wan-níi
The image of him flying into a rage and raising his hand is still vivid in her mind to this day.
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
ngáang
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 | — | — |