แง้ๆ
ngáe ngáeMeaning
1InterjectionA2
boohoo; wah
an onomatopoeic sound representing crying, whining, or weeping, often used playfully in informal contexts or text messages
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)หิวข้าวhĭu kâaoหิวข้าวhĭu kâaohungry; wanting a mealแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แง้ๆngáe ngáeแง้ๆngáe ngáeboohoo; wah
I'm hungry, waa!
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I don't want to go to school tomorrow, boo-hoo!
I dropped my phone and the screen broke, waa!
อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaตั้งใจdtâng jaiอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng naanแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwทำtamข้อสอบkôr sòpไม่ได้mâi dâaiแง้ๆngáe ngáe
I put so much effort into studying for a long time, but in the end, I couldn't do the exam, boo-hoo!
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แง้ๆ said แง้-แง้?
ngáe ngáe
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
ngáe
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 | — | — |