หนักๆ
nàk nàkMeanings
1AdverbB1
heavily; intensely; hard; severely
to a high degree; with great force, intensity, or severity (e.g., work hard, rain heavily, drink hard).
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainหนักๆnàk nàkหนักๆnàk nàk1heavily; intensely; hard; severely2very heavy/intense; severeทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire nightเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Yesterday, it rained heavily all night.
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คืนนี้keun néeเราraoต้องdtôngทำงานtam ngaanหนักๆnàk nàkเพื่อให้pêuua hâiโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeเสร็จทันเวลาsèt tan way-laa
Tonight we have to work hard to finish this project on time.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonดื่มdèumเหล้าlâoหนักๆnàk nàkจนjonเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเริ่มrêrmเป็นห่วงbpen hùuangสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
He is a person who drinks hard, to the point that his friends are starting to worry about his health.
หลังจากlăng jàakแพ้páeการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănเขาkăoก็gâwกลับไปglàp bpaiซ้อมsómหนักๆnàk nàkทุกวันtúk wanเพื่อpêuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaแก้แค้นgâe káenในnaiครั้งหน้าkráng nâa
After losing the competition, he went back to training intensely every day to prepare for revenge next time.
2AdjectiveB1
very heavy/intense; severe
very heavy, intense, or severe in degree or impact.
Examples
กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหนักๆnàk nàkหนักๆnàk nàk1heavily; intensely; hard; severely2very heavy/intense; severeฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
This bag has very heavy things in it; I can't lift it.
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หมอแนะนำmŏr náe-namว่าwâaไม่ควรmâi kuuanยกyókของkŏngหนักๆnàk nàkหลังจากlăng jàakผ่าตัดpàa dtàtหลังlăng
The doctor advised not to lift very heavy things after back surgery.
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeเจอjerแต่dtàeปัญหาbpan-hăaหนักๆnàk nàkเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiชีวิตchee-wítจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sèukท้อใจtór jai
Lately, I've only encountered intense problems in my life, to the point of feeling discouraged.
การตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiครั้งนี้kráng néeถือเป็นtĕu bpenภาระรับผิดชอบpaa-rá ráp pìt chôpอันanหนักๆnàk nàkที่têeผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanต้องdtôngแบกรับbàek rápไว้wáiเพียงคนเดียวpiiang kon diiao
This decision is considered a very heavy responsibility that the manager must bear alone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หนักๆ said หนัก-หนัก?
nàk nàk
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before น puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
nàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |