เง้า
ngáoMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] pout; make a sulky face
to make a pouting or sulky face, especially by turning up the mouth to show displeasure
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำหน้าtam-nâaทำหน้าtam-nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneเง้าngáoเง้าngáo[to] pout; make a sulky faceงอนngɔɔnงอนngɔɔn1sulky; pouty2[to] sulk; take offense3upturned; curled (up)4upturned tip; upward-curving endใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
When he didn't get the toy, the child made a pouting face at his mother.
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เธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำหน้าtam-nâaเง้าngáoหน้างอnâa-ngɔɔเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiแฟนfɛɛnไม่mâiยอมตามyɔɔm-dtaamใจjai
She likes to make a sulky face when her boyfriend doesn't give in to her.
การทำgaan-tamหน้าnâaเง้าngáoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiอาจàatไม่ใช่mâi-châiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmนักnákเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoเติบโตdtə̀əp-dtooเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen-pûu-yài
Making a pouting face to demand attention might not be very appropriate behavior as we grow into adults.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanวิจารณ์wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangรับฟังráp-fangด้วยdûuaiความใจเย็นkwaam-jai-yenโดยdooiไม่mâiทำหน้าtam-nâaเง้าngáoให้เห็นhâi-hěnแม้แต่น้อยmɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ-nɔ́ɔi
Even though heavily criticized by colleagues, he listened calmly without making the slightest pouting face.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngáo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |