ว่าไง(wâa ngai)
Meanings
1NounA1
what's up?; how are things?
an informal greeting asking how someone is doing
Examples
อ้าวâaoอ้าวâao1oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)2hey! (mild reproach/attention)ว่าไงwâa ngaiว่าไงwâa ngai1What's up?; What do you say?; What did you say?2what's up?; how are things?3what do you say?; what do you think?4what 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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkนานnaanนานnaan1for 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.
2NounA1
what did you say?
a question asking someone to repeat what they just said
Examples
เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเมื่อกี้mêuua gée1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutว่าไงwâa ngaiว่าไงwâa ngai1What's up?; What do you say?; What did you say?2what's up?; how are things?3what do you say?; what do you think?4what did you say?นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)
What did you say just now? I couldn't really hear.
3InterjectionA2
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 ngai1What's up?; What do you say?; What did you say?2what's up?; how are things?3what do you say?; what do you think?4what 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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkนานnaanนานnaan1for 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.
4NounA2
what do you say?; what do you think?
a conversational question asking for someone's opinion, decision, or response
Examples
ไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâao[to] go eatกันganกันgan1each 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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkเย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ว่าไงwâa ngaiว่าไงwâa ngai1What's up?; What do you say?; What did you say?2what's up?; how are things?3what do you say?; what do you think?4what did you say?
Want to go eat dinner tonight? What do you say?
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ว่ายังไงwâa-yang-ngaiว่ายังไงwâa-yang-ngai1what do you say?; what do you think?2what's up?; how are things?3what did you say?
- what do you say?; what do you think?
- what's up?; how are things?
- what did you say?
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?; how are things?