อ๊องๆ
óng-óngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
spaced out; confused
acting confused, spaced out, or slow to process information, often due to tiredness or being overwhelmed (slang)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightนอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downน้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อ๊องๆóng-óngอ๊องๆóng-óngspaced out; confusedทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)รู้เรื่องróo rêuuangรู้เรื่องróo rêuuang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)
I slept very little last night, so today I feel spaced out and can't really focus on work.
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ช่วงchûuangบ่ายๆbàai bàaiหลังlăngกินข้าวgin kâaoอิ่มìmฉันchănมักจะmák jàอ๊องๆóng-óngสมองsà-mŏngไม่ค่อยmâi kôiแล่นlâen
In the late afternoon after eating a full meal, I usually get brain fog and my mind doesn't work well.
พอประชุมpor bprà-chumติดกันdtìt ganหลายlăaiชั่วโมงchûua-mohngทุกtúkคนในทีมkon nai teemก็gâwเริ่มrêrmมีmeeอาการaa-gaanอ๊องๆóng-óngตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamไม่ตรงประเด็นmâi dtrong bprà-den
After several hours of back-to-back meetings, everyone on the team started acting confused and answering questions off-topic.
หลายคนlăai konอาจจะàat jàมีmeeอาการaa-gaanอ๊องๆóng-óngหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeต้องdtôngพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiข้อมูลkôr moonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakในnaiเวลาจำกัดway-laa jam-gàt
Many people might experience a slow processing state after trying to comprehend a massive amount of information in a limited time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อ๊องๆ said อ๊อง-อ๊อง?
óng-óng
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
óng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |