ละงึด
lá-ngʉ́tMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] be baffled; [to] be amazed
to be baffled, amazed, or dumbfounded (originating from the Isan dialect and widely used as Thai slang)
Examples
เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asความคิดkwaam kítความคิดkwaam kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinkingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ละงึดlá ngéutละงึดlá ngéut1[to] be baffled; [to] be amazed2unbelievable; speechlessจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!ไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)
Seeing his ideas truly baffles me; I don't know why he made that decision.
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พอporเห็นhĕnข่าวkàaoทุจริตtút-jà-rìtในnaiโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeชาวเน็ตchaao nétถึงกับtĕung gàpละงึดlá ngéutไปbpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
Upon seeing the news of corruption in this project, netizens were completely dumbfounded.
เจอjəəพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamกลับกลอกglàp-glɔ̀ɔkของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนนี้kon-níiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทำเอาtam-aoชาวบ้านchaao-bâanละงึดlá-ngʉ́tจนjonพูดไม่ออกpûut-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk
Encountering this politician's hypocritical behavior left the villagers so baffled that they were speechless.
แม้máeจะjàเตรียมใจdtriiam jaiมาmaaบ้างbâangแล้วláeoแต่dtàeพอporเจอjerระบบrá-bòpการทำงานgaan tam ngaanที่têeไร้ประสิทธิภาพrái bprà-sìt-tí-pâapแบบนี้bàep néeก็gâwอดòtละงึดlá ngéutไม่ได้mâi dâaiจริงๆjing jing
Even though I had prepared myself somewhat, encountering such an inefficient working system still left me utterly amazed and baffled.
2InterjectionC1
unbelievable; speechless
used to express astonishment, extreme disbelief, or being at a loss for words
Examples
ละงึดlá ngéutละงึดlá ngéut1[to] be baffled; [to] be amazed2unbelievable; speechlessสอบตกsòp dtòkสอบตกsòp dtòk1[to] fail (an exam/test); not pass2[to] fail to meet expectations/standards (figurative)ได้ไงdâi ngaiได้ไงdâi ngaiHow?; How is that possible?เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)ทั้งๆtáng tángทั้งๆtáng tángeven though; despiteที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งอาทิตย์táng aa-títทั้งอาทิตย์táng aa-títall week; the whole week
Unbelievable! How did I fail the exam even though I studied all week?
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โอ๊ยyóoละงึดlá-ngʉ́tทำงานtam-ngaanมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng-naanเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้rúuว่าwâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไม่เคยmâi-kəəiส่งsòngชื่อchʉ̂ʉเข้าkâoประกันสังคมbprà-gan-sǎng-komให้hâiเลยləəi
Wow, unbelievable! I've been working here for so long and just found out the company never registered me for social security.
ละงึดlá ngéutคนkonมีการศึกษาmee gaan sùk-săaแท้ๆtáe-táeแต่dtàeกลับglàpออกมาòk maaแสดงsà-daengทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìเหยียดหยามyìiat yăamผู้อื่นpôo èunได้dâiอย่างหน้าตาเฉยyàang nâa dtaa chŏei
Unbelievable! They are educated people, yet they openly express such derogatory attitudes towards others without any shame.
ละงึดlá ngéutมากmâakเธอterอุทานù-taanออกมาòk maaเบาๆbao baoเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamไร้มารยาทrái maa-rá-yâatของkŏngแขกkàekวีไอพีwee-ai-peeในnaiงานngaanกาล่าgaa-lâa
"Absolutely baffling!" she softly exclaimed upon seeing the ill-mannered behavior of the VIP guests at the gala.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particle[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)Part 1
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งึดngʉ́tงึดngʉ́t1[to] be amazed; [to] be baffled2[to] care; [to] pay attention[to] be amazed; [to] be baffledPart 2
ละงึดlá-ngʉ́tละงึดlá-ngʉ́t[to] be baffled; [to] be amazed[to] be baffled; [to] be amazedWord