แง้วๆ
ngáew ngáewMeanings
1InterjectionA2
meow
the sound of a cat meowing
Examples
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแมวmaeoร้องróngแง้วๆngáew ngáewอยู่yòoหน้าบ้านnâa bâan
Last night I heard a cat meowing in front of the house.
The kitten is hungry so it keeps meowing endlessly.
พอporฉันchănเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiใกล้glâiมันmanก็gâwร้องróngแง้วๆngáew ngáewแล้วláeoเข้ามาkâo maaถูtŏoที่têeขาkăaของฉันkŏng chăn
When I walked closer, it meowed and came to rub against my leg.
2AdjectiveB2
playfully whiny; acting cute
acting cute, whiny, or playfully complaining in a cat-like manner
Examples
แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1romantic partner2fan; supporterชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำเสียงtam sĭiangทำเสียงtam sĭiang1[to] make a sound; produce a noise2[to] imitate or put on a voice/soundแง้วๆngáew ngáewแง้วๆngáew ngáew1meow2playfully whiny; acting cuteเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พาไปpaa bpaiพาไปpaa bpai[to] take [sb] (to [somewhere])กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessert
My girlfriend likes to make cute whiny sounds when she wants me to take her out for snacks.
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วันนี้wan néeเธอterเป็นอะไรbpen à-raiทำไมtam maiมาmaaทำตัวtam dtuuaแง้วๆngáew ngáewใส่sàiฉันchănทั้งวันtáng wanเลยloie
What's wrong with you today? Why are you acting so clingy and whiny with me all day?
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonดุdùแต่dtàeเวลาway-laaอยู่yòoกับgàpแฟนfaenก็gâwจะjàชอบchôpอ้อนônเป็นbpenไอ้âiต้าdtâaวwáแง้วๆngáew ngáewเสมอsà-mĕr
Even though he seems like a strict person, when he's with his girlfriend, he always acts like a cute, whiny kitten.
การที่gaan têeเธอterมาmaaบ่นbònแง้วๆngáew ngáewแบบนี้bàep néeไม่ได้mâi dâaiช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaหรอกròkนะnáเราraoต้องdtôngคุยกันkui ganด้วยdûuayเหตุผลhèt pŏn
Complaining in a whiny way like this doesn't help solve the problem; we need to talk reasonably.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แง้วๆ said แง้ว-แง้ว?
ngáew ngáew
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
ngáew
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 | — | — |