หงิม
ngǐmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
quiet; reserved
quiet, reserved, or unassuming in personality; meek
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringหงิมngĭmหงิมngĭmquiet; reservedๆ-ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)พูดเล่นpôot lênพูดเล่นpôot lên[to] joke; [to] kidกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroom
When he was young, he was a quiet person and rarely joked around with anyone in the classroom.
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เธอterเห็นhĕnเขาkăoดูdooหน้าตาnâa dtaaหงิมngĭmๆ-แบบนั้นbàep nánแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเรียนเก่งriian gèngมากmâakนะná
You see him looking so unassuming like that, but he is actually very smart academically.
อย่าyàaคิดว่าkít wâaเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonหงิมngĭmๆ-แล้วláeoจะjàยอมให้yom hâiคนอื่นkon èunมาmaaเอาเปรียบao bprìiapได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiนะná
Don't think that just because he is a meek person, he will easily let others take advantage of him.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeท่าทางtâa taangภายนอกpaai nôkของkŏngเธอterจะjàดูdooหงิมngĭmๆ-และláeเรียบร้อยrîiap róiแต่dtàeเวลาway-laaทำงานtam ngaanเธอterมีmeeความเด็ดขาดkwaam dèt-kàatและláeมีmeeความเป็นผู้นำkwaam bpen pûu namสูงsŏongมากmâak
Although her outward demeanor seems reserved and polite, when it comes to work, she is highly decisive and has great leadership skills.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ง puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
ngǐm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |