ยังไง
yang-ngaiMeanings
1AdverbA2
how?; in what way?
used to ask about manner, method, or condition (informal)
Examples
อันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeยังไงyang-ngaiยังไงyang-ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
How do you do this?
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How was school today?
What's the fastest way to get to the airport from here?
เราraoจะjàสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiกับgàpทีมtiimยังไงyang-ngaiให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konเข้าใจkâo-jaiตรงกันdtrong-gan
How should we communicate this to the team so that everyone has the same understanding?
2ParticleB1
how so?; what do you mean?
sentence-final use to request clarification or elaboration
Examples
Aเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleBอ้าวâaoอ้าวâao1oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)2hey! (mild reproach/attention)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!ยังไงyang-ngaiยังไงyang-ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?
A: He's not coming anymore. B: Huh? What do you mean he's not coming anymore?
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When you said he's a weird person, weird in what way?
Aผมpǒmว่าwâaรสชาติrót-châatมันmanยังyangขาดkàatอะไรà-raiไปbpaiบางอย่างbaang-yàangBขาดไปkàat-bpaiยังไงyang-ngaiครับkrápช่วยchûuaiอธิบายà-tí-baaiหน่อยnɔ̀i
A: I think the flavor is still missing something. B: Missing something how? Please explain.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngคุณkunจะjàส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔพวกเราpûuak-raoทุกคนtúk-konนะnáส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópยังไงyang-ngaiน่ะnâเหรอrə̌əก็gɔ̂แผนpɛ̌ɛnทั้งหมดtáng-mòtต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianใหม่màiหมดmòtเลยləəiไงngai
Your decision will affect all of us... Affect us how, you ask? Well, the entire plan has to be completely changed.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardstill; continuingPart 1
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ไงngaiไงngai1hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (colloq.)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)Part 2
ยังไงyang-ngaiยังไงyang-ngaihow?; in what way?how?; in what way?Word