ว่าไง
wâa ngai
Meanings
1InterjectionA2
What's up?; What do you say?; What did you say?
A casual way to ask what is happening or what someone wants; also used to prompt for a decision (“What do you say?”) or to ask for repetition (“What did you say?”).
Examples
อ้าวâaoอ้าวâao1oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)2hey! (mild reproach/attention)ว่าไงwâa ngaiว่าไงwâa ngaiWhat's up?; What do you say?; What did you say?ไม่เจอmâi jerไม่เจอmâi jer[to] not find [sth/sb]กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Hey, what's up? We haven't seen each other for a long time.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ว่าไรwâa raiว่าไรwâa rai1[!] What?; What did you say?2[!] What is it?; Yes?
- [!] What?; What did you say?
- [!] What is it?; Yes?
ไงngaiไงngai1[!] hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2[!] what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (informal; also ไง/ยังไง)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)
- [!] hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)
- [!] what's up?; how's it going? (casual)
- how; in what way (informal; also ไง/ยังไง)
- emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)
มีอะไรmee à-raiมีอะไรmee à-raiwhat is it?; what's up?
what is it?; what's up?
Word Breakdown
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ว่าไงwâa ngaiว่าไงwâa ngaiWhat's up?; What do you say?; What did you say?