เงอะงะ(ngóe-ngá)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

awkward; clumsy

physically uncoordinated or moving in a way that lacks smoothness

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)เงอะงะngóe-ngáเงอะงะngóe-ngá1awkward; clumsy2socially awkward; ineptจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)เก้าอี้gâo îเก้าอี้gâo îchairล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to knock/fell down3to cancel/overturn4to collapse; fail5[to] overthrow; topple
He walked clumsily and knocked over a chair.
2AdjectiveB2

socially awkward; inept

lacking ease or confidence in social situations; behaving in an ungainly or inept manner

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเงอะงะngóe-ngáเงอะงะngóe-ngá1awkward; clumsy2socially awkward; ineptเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâastrangerไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyสบตาsòp dtaaสบตาsòp dtaa1[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyes2[to] look someone in the eye (implying honesty/confidence)และláeและláeand (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.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เงอะngóeเงอะngóeclumsy; awkwardPart 1
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งะngáงะngá1[!] expressing mild disappointment or pleading2[to] open slightly; [to] lift up at the edgePart 2
เงอะงะngóe-ngáเงอะงะngóe-ngáawkward; clumsy