เงอะ
ngə́Meaning
1AdjectiveB2
clumsy; awkward
clumsy, awkward, or inept in movement, behavior, or speech
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowหัดhàtหัดhàt1[to] practice; train; learn (by doing)2measles (rubeola)3[to] train [sb]; teach [sb] to do [sth]ขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครั้งแรกkráng râekครั้งแรกkráng râek1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเงอะngóeเงอะngóeclumsy; awkwardๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2sometimes; occasionally3plural/variety marker (after question/request)4somewhat; at least a littleเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeเกียร์giiaเกียร์giiagear; gear setting
She just started learning to drive for the first time, so she still looks a bit awkward when changing gears.
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เวลาway-laaเขาkăoตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênเขาkăoมักจะmák jàทำอะไรtam à-raiเงอะngóeๆ-งะngáๆ-และláeพูดpôotติดdtìtอ่างàangเสมอsà-mĕr
When he is excited, he always acts awkwardly and stutters.
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiยังyangทำงานtam-ngaanเงอะงะngə́-ngáอยู่yùuบ้างbâangเพราะprɔ́ยังyangไม่mâiคุ้นชินkún-chinกับgàpระบบrá-bòpของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
The new employee is still working clumsily because he is not yet accustomed to the company's system.
ด้วยdûuaiความkwaamเงอะงะngə́-ngáเขาkǎoจึงjʉngเผลอplə̌əทำtamแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamหกใส่hòk-sàiเอกสารสำคัญèek-gà-sǎan-sǎm-kanบนbonโต๊ะdtóจนjonเปียกbpìiakหมดmòt
Due to his clumsiness, he accidentally spilled a glass of water on the important documents on the desk, soaking them all.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngə́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |