เงี่ย
ngîiaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] incline; tilt toward
To incline or tilt toward something, especially in เงี่ยหูเงี่ยหูngîia-hǔu[to] listen intently; prick up [one’s] ears, to incline one's ear to listen closely.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเงี่ยหูngîia-hǔuเงี่ยหูngîia-hǔu[to] listen intently; prick up [one’s] earsฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Grandma spoke so softly that I had to lean in to hear her.
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พอได้pɔɔ-dâaiยินyinเสียงsǐiangลูกlûukเรียกrîiakจากjàakห้องhɔ̂ngข้างkâangแม่mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂หยุดyùtคุยkuiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเงี่ยหูngîia-hǔuฟังfang
When she heard her child calling from the next room, the mother stopped talking and strained to listen.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเงี่ยหูngîia-hǔuฟังfangอย่างตั้งใจyàang-dtâng-jaiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangจับใจความjàp-jai-kwaamประกาศbprà-gàatไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเพราะprɔ́เสียงsǐiangรถไฟrót-faiดังdangกลบglòpหมดmòt
Even though I strained to listen carefully, I still couldn't make out the announcement because the noise of the train drowned it out.
เขาkǎoเงี่ยหูngîia-hǔuฟังfangอยู่yùuหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuครู่หนึ่งkrûu-nʉ̀ngเพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumจบjòpแล้วlɛ́ɛoก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเคาะkɔ́ประตูbprà-dtuuเข้าไปkâo-bpai
He paused at the door and leaned in to listen, making sure the meeting had ended before knocking and going in.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngîia
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |