เหง็ก
ngèkMeaning
1AdverbC1
for a very long time (waiting)
for a very long time; until stiff or exhausted (typically used colloquially to describe waiting for a long time)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-meeป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-meebus stopจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเหง็กngèkเหง็กngèkfor a very long time (waiting)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)
I've been sitting and waiting for you at the bus stop for ages. Why are you just arriving?
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkแถมtɛ̌ɛmรถrótก็gɔ̂ติดdtìtยาวเหยียดyaao-yìiatพวกเราpûuak-raoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งnângรอrɔɔอยู่ในyùu-naiรถrótกันganจนjonเหง็กngèk
Yesterday it rained heavily and traffic was heavily backed up, so we had to sit waiting in the car for ages.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanนี้néeจะมีjà meeหมอmŏrเก่งๆgèng géngเยอะyéhแต่dtàeระบบrá-bòpจัดการjàt gaanคิวkiwแย่yâeมากmâakคนไข้kon kâiต้องdtôngมาmaaนั่งnângรอrorเรียกชื่อrîiak chêuกันganจนjonเหง็กngèkกว่าจะgwàa jàได้dâiตรวจdtrùuat
Even though this hospital has many good doctors, the queue management system is terrible; patients have to sit and wait for ages to be called before they can get examined.
ฉันchǎnเข็ดkètแล้วlɛ́ɛoกับgàpการไปgaan-bpaiติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanนั้นnánเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiทำงานtam-ngaanช้าcháaมากmâakปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanนั่งnângรอrɔɔจนjonเหง็กngèkโดยdooiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
I've learned my lesson about dealing with that agency. The staff works so slowly, leaving people to sit and wait endlessly without caring at all.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ง puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
ngèk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |