อ๋ง
ǒngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
confused; blank
feeling confused, blank, or acting silly and clumsy (internet slang)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowตื่นนอนdtèun nonตื่นนอนdtèun non[to] wake up (stop sleeping)สมองsà-mŏngสมองsà-mŏng1brain (organ)2intelligence; intellect; brains3the brains (of a group)ก็เลยgôr loeiก็เลยgôr loeiso; therefore; as a resultจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อ๋งŏngอ๋งŏngconfused; blankๆ-หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
I just woke up today, so my brain is a bit blank. I can't think of anything yet.
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เขาkǎoอธิบายà-tí-baaiเร็วreoมากmâakจนjonฉันchǎnนั่งnângอ๋งǒngไปเลยbpai-ləəiไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiสักนิดsàk-nít
He explained it so fast that I just sat there completely confused. I didn't understand a bit.
การทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moongทำให้tam-hâiสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngฉันchǎnอ๋งǒngมากmâakจนเผลอjon-plə̌əส่งsòngอีเมลii-meenไปbpaiผิดpìtคนkon
Working consecutively for twelve hours made my brain so blank that I accidentally sent an email to the wrong person.
เวลาwee-laaเจอjəəคำถามkam-tǎamที่tîiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔnเธอtəəจะjàชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำหน้าtam-nâaอ๋งǒngให้hâiอาจารย์aa-jaanเห็นhěnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Whenever she faces a question she hasn't prepared for, she always shows a confused expression to the teacher.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
ǒng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → 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 | — | — |