เก่งๆ
gèng géngMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
skilled; talented; capable
skilled or talented; a reduplicated form of เก่งเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excel, often describing multiple capable people, with emphasis depending on context
Examples
น้องหมาnóng măaน้องหมาnóng măadog (affectionate); doggieตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉลาดchà-làatฉลาดchà-làat1intelligent; smart2clever; shrewd3wise (prudent)เก่งๆgèng géngเก่งๆgèng géngskilled; talented; capable
This puppy is very smart and skilled.
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Yesterday, you sang beautifully and very skillfully.
You have to practice often, so you can become very skilled at playing the piano.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakเป็นbpenนักกีฬาอาชีพnák gee-laa aa-chêepต้องdtôngพยายามpà-yaa-yaamให้hâiเก่งๆgèng géngกว่าgwàaคนอื่นkon èun
If you want to be a professional athlete, you have to try to be much more skilled than others.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtของเราkŏng raoต้องdtôngการรับสมัครgaan ráp sà-màkโปรแกรมเมอร์bproh-graem-merเก่งๆgèng géngอีกèekหลายคนlăai kon
Our company wants to recruit several more talented programmers.
โรงเรียนrong rianนี้néeมีmeeนักเรียนnák riianเก่งๆgèng géngเยอะแยะyéh-yáeเลยloieทั้งtángด้านdâanวิชาการwi-chaa gaanและláeกีฬาgee-laa
This school has lots of talented students, both in academics and sports.
ถ้าtâaเราraoสามารถsăa-mâatรวมตัวruuam dtuuaคนkonเก่งๆgèng géngจากjàakหลากหลายlàak lăaiสาขาsăa-kăaมาmaaทำงานร่วมกันtam-ngaan rûuam ganได้dâiโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeน่าจะnâa jàสำเร็จได้săm-rèt dâaiไม่ยากmâi yâak
If we could bring together talented people from various fields to work together, this project would likely succeed without difficulty.
การที่gaan têeมีmeeผู้เล่นpôo lênเก่งๆgèng géngอยู่ในyòo naiทีมteemหลายคนlăai konไม่ได้mâi dâaiหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâaทีมteemจะชนะjà chá-náเสมอไปsà-mĕr bpaiเพราะpráwสิ่งสำคัญsìng săm-kanกว่าgwàaคือkeuการเล่นgaan lênเป็นbpenทีมteem
Having many talented players on a team doesn't mean the team will always win, because what's more important is teamwork.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เก่งๆ said เก่ง-เก่ง?
gèng géng
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gèng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |