น่าชัง
nâa-changMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
hateful; detestable
Deserving or arousing dislike or hatred.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูถูกdoo tòokดูถูกdoo tòok[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personนิสัยní-săiนิสัยní-săi1habit2character; dispositionแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)น่าชังnâa changน่าชังnâa chang1hateful; detestable2cute; endearing (affectionate)จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ๆ-
He likes looking down on others. That kind of behavior is really hateful.
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ตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiน่าชังnâa-changเพราะprɔ́ชอบchɔ̂ɔpรังแกrang-gɛɛคนkonที่tîiสู้sûuไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The villain in this drama is detestable because he likes bullying people who can’t fight back.
สิ่งที่sìng-tîiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoน่าชังnâa-changไม่ใช่mâi-châiความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการโยนgaan-yoonความผิดkwaam-pìtให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔt
What makes him detestable is not his mistake, but his blaming others to save himself.
แม้mɛ́ɛเธอtəəจะjàพูดจาpûut-jaaไพเราะpai-rɔ́แต่dtɛ̀ɛการgaanเหยียดyìiatคนkonที่tîiมีmiiฐานะtǎa-náด้อยกว่าdɔ̂ɔi-gwàaกลับglàpทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəดูduuน่าชังnâa-chang
Although she speaks politely, her contempt for people who are less well-off makes her seem thoroughly unpleasant.
2AdjectiveB2
cute; endearing (affectionate)
Cute or endearing, especially when used affectionately about a baby or young child, often in the expression น่ารักน่าชังน่ารักน่าชังnâa-rák-nâa-changadorable; cute.
Examples
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herน่ารักน่าชังnâa-rák-nâa-changน่ารักน่าชังnâa-rák-nâa-changadorable; cuteจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Your baby is so adorable, smiling at everyone.
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เด็กน้อยdèk nôiแก้มป่องgâem bpòngคนนี้kon néeน่ารักน่าชังnâa rák nâa changจริงjingๆ-พอporหัวเราะhŭua róก็gâwตาหยีdtaa yĕeเลยloie
This chubby-cheeked little one is really adorable. Their eyes scrunch up when they laugh.
เวลาwee-laaหลานlǎanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพูดpûutตามdtaamผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiทั้งที่táng-tîiยังyangออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangไม่ชัดmâi-chátก็gɔ̂ดูduuน่ารักน่าชังnâa-rák-nâa-changจนjonทุกคนtúk-konอดòtยิ้มyímไม่ได้mâi-dâai
When my little grandchild tries to repeat what the adults say despite not being able to pronounce the words clearly yet, it’s so endearing that everyone can’t help smiling.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàเพิ่งpə̂ngตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnและlɛ́ผมpǒmยุ่งyûngไปหมดbpai-mòtหนูน้อยnǔu-nɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ยังyangดูduuน่ารักน่าชังnâa-rák-nâa-changโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ตอนdtɔɔnขยี้kà-yîiตาdtaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoอ้อนɔ̂ɔnให้hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛกอดgɔ̀ɔt
Even just after waking up with messy hair, the little one still looks adorable, especially when rubbing their eyes and asking Mom for a cuddle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
nâa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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น่าชังnâa-changน่าชังnâa-changhateful; detestablehateful; detestableWord