หมองๆ
mŏng mŏngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
slightly dull; not bright
looking a bit dull or faded, lacking brightness; used for colors, surfaces, or complexion
Examples
เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สีsĕeสีsĕe1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหมองๆmŏng mŏngหมองๆmŏng mŏng1slightly dull; not bright2slightly gloomy; downcastแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooน้ำยาnám yaaน้ำยาnám yaa1solution; liquid agent2ability; effectiveness (slang)3semen (slang)ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyผ้าขาวpâa kăaoผ้าขาวpâa kăaowhite cloth; white fabric
This shirt's color is starting to look a bit dull. It needs to be washed with bleach.
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กระจกgrà-jòkในnaiห้องน้ำhông náamดูdooหมองๆmŏng mŏngเพราะpráwมีmeeคราบkrâapสบู่sà-bòoเกาะgòrอยู่yòoต้องdtôngขัดkàtหน่อยnòi
The mirror in the bathroom looks a bit dull because there are soap stains on it; it needs a scrub.
ฉันchănไม่ชอบmâi chôpสีsĕeผนังpà-năngห้องhôngโทนtohnนี้néeเลยloieมันmanดูdooหมองๆmŏng mŏngทำให้tam hâiห้องhôngไม่mâiสดใสsòt săi
I don't like this wall color tone at all. It looks a bit faded and makes the room feel not so bright.
ถึงtĕungจะjàเป็นbpenเครื่องเงินkrêuuang ngernแท้táeแต่dtàeถ้าtâaไม่mâiขัดkàtทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatเลยloieผิวpĭuของมันkŏng manก็gâwจะjàดูdooหมองๆmŏng mŏngไม่mâiเงางามngao ngaam
Even if it's real silver, if you don't polish and clean it at all, its surface will look dull and not shiny.
2AdjectiveB1
slightly gloomy; downcast
looking a bit gloomy or sad; appearing downcast
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหมองๆmŏng mŏngหมองๆmŏng mŏng1slightly dull; not bright2slightly gloomy; downcastไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He looks a bit downcast today and isn't talking much to anyone.
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ทำไมtam maiวันนี้wan néeทำหน้าtam nâaหมองๆmŏng mŏngล่ะlâมีเรื่องmee rêuuangไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiอะไรà-raiหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao
Why do you look so gloomy today? Is something bothering you?
พอporรู้rúuว่าwâaแมวmaeoที่têeเลี้ยงlíiangไว้wáiหายไปhăai bpaiเขาkăoก็gâwมีmeeสีหน้าsĕe nâaหมองๆmŏng mŏngตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lòt táng wan
After finding out his pet cat went missing, his face looked sad all day long.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítดูdooหมองๆmŏng mŏngไปbpaiถนัดตาtà-nàt dtaaหลังจากlăng jàakทุกคนtúk konรู้rúuข่าวkàaoว่าwâaจะมีjà meeการเลิกจ้างgaan lêrk jâangพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
The atmosphere in the office became noticeably gloomy after everyone heard the news about upcoming layoffs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หมองๆ said หมอง-หมอง?
mŏng mŏng
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 ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
mŏng
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 | — | — |