เงิบๆ
ngêrp ngêrpMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
dumbfounded; taken aback
feeling somewhat dumbfounded, taken aback, or awkwardly speechless, often after being proven wrong or facing an unexpected turn of events (slang)
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfทักtákทักták1[to] greet; say hello2[to] message; ping (informal)3[to] remark on; point out; raise an objectionคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เงิบๆngêrp ngêrpเงิบๆngêrp ngêrpdumbfounded; taken abackไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
When I realized I greeted the wrong person, I felt a bit dumbfounded.
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เขาkăoเถียงtĭiangหน้าnâaดำdamหน้าแดงnâa daengแต่dtàeพอporเจอjerหลักฐานlàk tăanก็gâwแอบàepเงิบๆngêrp ngêrpเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan
He argued until his face turned red, but when presented with the evidence, he was somewhat taken aback.
เธอterอวดเก่งùuat gèngไว้wáiเยอะyéhแต่dtàeพอporทำพลาดtam plâatหน้างานnâa ngaanจริงjingก็เลยgôr loeiเงิบๆngêrp ngêrpไปตามbpai dtaamระเบียบrá-bìiap
She boasted a lot about her skills, but when she messed up on the actual job, she naturally felt awkwardly speechless.
ผู้จัดpôo jàtการเตรียมตัวgaan dtriiam dtuuaมาmaaด่าdàaลูกน้องlôok nóngเต็มที่dtem têeแต่dtàeพอporรู้rúuว่าwâaเป็นbpenความผิดkwaam pìtของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukเงิบๆngêrp ngêrpจนjonต้องdtôngรีบrêepเดินหนีdern nĕe
The manager was fully prepared to scold his subordinate, but upon realizing it was his own mistake, he felt so dumbfounded that he had to quickly walk away.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เงิบๆ said เงิบ-เงิบ?
ngêrp ngêrp
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngêrp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |