มีหยังกะ(mee nyăng gà)

Meanings

1InterjectionB1

What's up?; What's going on?; What is it? (Isan dialect)

A common question in the Isan (Northeastern Thai) dialect used to ask what is happening, what someone wants, or what the matter is. Equivalent to the Central Thai 'มีอะไรเหรอ' (mii à-rai rĕu).

Examples

เอิ้นêrnเอิ้นêrn1[to] call [sb/sth]; call out; summon (Northern/Isan)2[to] be called [sth]; be named (Northern/Isan)ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushมีหยังกะmee nyăng gàมีหยังกะmee nyăng gàWhat's up?; What's going on?; What is it? (Isan dialect)
You called me, what's up?
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เห็นhĕnเจ้าjâoหน้าnâaเครียดๆkrîiat krîiatมีหยังกะmee nyăng gàปรึกษาbprìk-săaข่อยkòiได้dâiเด้อdér
I see you look stressed. What's the matter? You can talk to me.
โทรมาtoh maaแต่เช้าdtàe cháoเลยloieมีหยังกะmee nyăng gàมีmeeเรื่องด่วนrêuuang dùuanบ่bò
You called so early in the morning. What's going on? Is it something urgent?
สูsŏoมาmaaสุมหัวsŭm hŭuaกันganเฮ็ดหยังhét yăngอยู่yòoมีหยังกะmee nyăng gàคือkeuเฮ็ดhétหน้าnâaตื่นๆdtèun dtèunแท้táe
What are you guys huddling and doing? What's happening? Why do you look so alarmed?

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มีหยังmee yăngมีหยังmee yăngWhat's up?; What is it?Part 1
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กะgàกะgà1(dialectal) then; also; indeed2work shift3[to] estimate; guessPart 2
มีหยังกะmee nyăng gàมีหยังกะmee nyăng gàWhat's up?; What's going on?; What is it? (Isan dialect)