แง้นๆ
ngáen ngáenMeaning
1InterjectionB2
vroom-vroom; engine revving
an imitation of the loud sound of a motorcycle or other engine being revved or driven fast
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightไม่ได้mâi 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)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเด็กแว้นdèk wáenเด็กแว้นdèk wáenteen motorcycle racerบิดbìtบิดbìt1[to] twist; wring; turn (by hand)2[to] twist; turn (the body)3[to] distort; misrepresent; warp4dysenteryมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คันแง้นๆngáen ngáenแง้นๆngáen ngáenvroom-vroom; engine revvingผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire night
I didn't get any sleep last night; there were street racers revving their motorcycles 'ngaen ngaen' past my house all night.
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Don't rev your bike 'ngaen ngaen' in the alley, the locals are annoyed.
ปัญหาbpan-hăaวัยรุ่นwai rûnขี่kèeมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiแง้นๆngáen ngáenก่อgòความเดือดร้อนรำคาญkwaam dèuuat rón ram-kaanในnaiยามวิกาลyaam wí-gaanเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeต้องdtôngแก้ไขgâe kăiอย่างจริงจังyàang jing jang
The problem of teenagers riding motorcycles 'ngaen ngaen' and causing a nuisance late at night is an issue that needs to be seriously addressed.
พอporตกดึกdtòk dèukทีไรtee raiก็gâwจะjàได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแง้นๆngáen ngáenของkŏngมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiท่อtôrแต่งdtàengดังdangทะลุtá-lúเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiห้องนอนhông nonเสมอsà-mĕr
Whenever it gets late, you can always hear the 'ngaen ngaen' sound of modified motorcycles echoing right into the bedroom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แง้นๆ said แง้น-แง้น?
ngáen ngáen
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
ngáen
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 | — | — |