เงอะงะ
ngə́-ngáMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
awkward; clumsy
physically uncoordinated or moving in a way that lacks smoothness
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเงอะงะngə́-ngáเงอะงะngə́-ngá1awkward; clumsy2socially awkward; ineptจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; classเก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îi1chair2post; position (informal)ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; topple
He walked clumsily and knocked over a chair.
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ตอนdtɔɔnเล่นlênบาสbàatครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkผมpǒmเลี้ยงlíiangบอลbɔɔnได้dâaiเงอะงะngə́-ngáมากmâakและlɛ́ทำtamลูกlûukหลุดlùtบ่อยbɔ̀i
When I played basketball for the first time, I dribbled very awkwardly and lost the ball often.
เธอtəəเต้นdtênได้dâaiเงอะงะngə́-ngáแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiฝึกfʉ̀kทุกวันtúk-wanจนjonเริ่มrə̂əmเข้าจังหวะkâo-jang-wàมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
She danced clumsily, but she practiced every day and started getting more in rhythm.
มือใหม่mʉʉ-màiยังyangจับjàpมีดmîitเชฟchéepได้dâaiเงอะงะngə́-ngáทำให้tam-hâiหั่นhànผักpàkได้dâaiไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əและlɛ́ช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaที่tîiควรkuuan
The novice still holds the chef’s knife clumsily, making the vegetable cuts uneven and slower than they should be.
2AdjectiveB2
socially awkward; inept
lacking ease or confidence in social situations; behaving in an ungainly or inept manner
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเงอะงะngə́-ngáเงอะงะngə́-ngá1awkward; clumsy2socially awkward; ineptเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâastrangerไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyสบตาsòp-dtaaสบตาsòp-dtaa[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyesและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เว้นจังหวะwén-jang-wàเว้นจังหวะwén-jang-wà[to] pause; [to] leave a gapนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
He seems awkward when talking to strangers, rarely making eye contact and pausing for long moments.
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ฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàเงอะงะngə́-ngáในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangเพราะprɔ́ไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmบทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaยังไงyang-ngai
I tend to be awkward at parties because I don't know how to start a conversation.
แม้máeจะjàเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaมาmaaแต่dtàeเขาkăoยังyangเงอะงะngóe-ngáเมื่อmêuuaต้องdtôngแนะนำตัวnáe-nam dtuuaต่อหน้าdtò nâaผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanและláeพูดpôotติดๆdtìt dtìtขัดๆkàt kàt
Even though he prepared, he was still awkward introducing himself in front of the executives and stumbled over his words.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatโต๊ะdtóประชุมbprà-chumเงียบกริบngîiap grìpและláeเงอะงะngóe-ngáจนjonต้องมีdtông meeคนkonโยนyohnมุกmúkเบาๆbao baoเพื่อpêuuaคลี่คลายklêe klaai
The atmosphere at the meeting table was silent and awkward until someone cracked a light joke to ease it.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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งะngáงะngá1expressing mild disappointment or pleading2[to] open slightly; [to] lift up at the edgeexpressing mild disappointment or pleadingPart 2
เงอะงะngə́-ngáเงอะงะngə́-ngáawkward; clumsyawkward; clumsyWord