เงี่ยหู
ngîia-hǔuMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] listen intently; prick up [one’s] ears
To listen very carefully, often by turning your ear toward a sound; sometimes used when trying to overhear.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเงี่ยหูngîia hŏoเงี่ยหูngîia hŏo[to] listen intently; prick up [one’s] earsฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2oddly; in a strange wayที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
He strained his ears to listen to the strange noise coming from the kitchen.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkแอบอยู่àep yòoหลังlăngประตูbprà-dtuuแล้วláeoเงี่ยหูngîia hŏoฟังfangว่าwâaผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiคุยkuiอะไรกันà-rai gan
The children were hiding behind the door, eavesdropping on what the adults were talking about.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinชื่อchʉ̂ʉตัวเองdtuua-eengถูกtùukพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเงี่ยหูngîia-hǔuฟังfangว่าwâaพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoนินทาnin-taaอะไรà-raiฉันchǎnหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
When I heard my name mentioned, I had to listen carefully to see if they were gossiping about me.
ทุกคนtúk-konในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngเงียบกริบngîiap-grìpและlɛ́เงี่ยหูngîia-hǔuฟังfangคำประกาศkam-bprà-gàatสำคัญsǎm-kanจากjàakประธานบริษัทbprà-taan-bɔɔ-rí-sàtด้วยdûuaiใจjaiจดจ่อjòt-jɔ̀ɔ
Everyone in the room fell silent and was all ears, eagerly listening to the important announcement from the company president.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เงี่ยหูngîia-hǔuเงี่ยหูngîia-hǔu[to] listen intently; prick up [one’s] ears[to] listen intently; prick up [one’s] earsWord