เงียบ
ngîiapMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
quiet; silent
making little or no sound; silent; tranquil
Examples
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Late at night, the street in front of the house is quiet.
In the early morning, the lake is quiet and calm.
Turn off your phone; the meeting room needs to be quiet.
2AdjectiveA2
quiet (place/time)
of a place or period: calm, with little activity or disturbance
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightหมู่mùuหมู่mùu1group; cluster2Moo (village unit; address)3classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)4category; classบ้านเงียบbâan-ngîiapบ้านเงียบbâan-ngîiapquiet/silent house; quiet homeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The village is very quiet tonight.
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In the afternoon the café is quiet, with few people.
After the rain, the street becomes quiet, with hardly any cars passing by.
เช้าcháoวันธรรมดาwan-tam-má-daaในnaiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náเงียบngîiapเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการอ่านหนังสือgaan-àan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ
On weekday mornings the park is quiet, suitable for reading.
3VerbA2
[to] be quiet; fall silent
to become or remain quiet; to stop making noise or speaking
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ยกมือyók-mʉʉยกมือyók-mʉʉ[to] raise one's handขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The teacher raised her hand, and everyone fell silent immediately.
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When the power went out, the room became quiet enough to hear breathing.
เขาkǎoกำลังจะgam-lang-jàอธิบายà-tí-baaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเห็นhěnผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanมาmaaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เงียบngîiapไปbpai
He was about to explain, but when he saw the manager, he went quiet.
พิธีpí-tiiเริ่มrə̂əmแล้วlɛ́ɛoขอkɔ̌ɔทุกคนtúk-konเงียบngîiapเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้pûuกล่าวglàaoเปิดงานbpə̀ət-ngaanได้dâaiพูดpûut
The ceremony has started; please remain quiet so the speaker can begin.
4VerbB1
[to] go silent; stop responding
to stop communicating, replying, or providing news or updates
Examples
ทักไปták-bpaiทักไปták-bpai[to] message [sb]; [to] text [sb]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไลน์laaiไลน์laai1LINE app; a LINE message2[to] LINE (message)3LINE IDแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
I messaged him on Line and he went silent, not replying for hours.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakสัญญาsǎn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàส่งsòngรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เงียบngîiapไม่mâiติดต่อกลับdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-glàpมาเป็นmaa-bpenสัปดาห์sàp-daa
After promising to send the details, he went silent and didn't contact me for a week.
ถามtǎamในกลุ่มnai-glùmแล้วlɛ́ɛoทุกคนtúk-konเงียบngîiapไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอัปเดตสถานะàp-dèet-sà-tǎa-náงานngaan
I asked in the group and everyone stayed silent; no one gave any update on the task.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtฝั่งfàngคู่ค้าkûu-káaเงียบngîiapใส่sàiเราraoหลังจากนั้นlǎng-jàak-nánการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaก็gɔ̂หยุดชะงักyùt-chá-ngákไปเลยbpai-ləəi
The partner company went radio silent on us, and the negotiations stalled completely afterward.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngîiap
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 | — | — |