แอแง

ɛɛ-ngɛɛ

Meanings

1InterjectionB1

boohoo; waa

a sound representing crying or whining, often used to express mock sadness or childish distress

Examples

ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeไอศกรีมai-sà-griimไอศกรีมai-sà-griimice creamตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)ไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)แอแงɛɛ-ngɛɛแอแงɛɛ-ngɛɛ1boohoo; waa2[to] whine; [to] cry
I dropped my ice cream on the floor, boo-hoo.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiวันจันทร์wan-janอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoไม่mâiอยากyàakตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanเลยləəiแอแงɛɛ-ngɛɛ
Tomorrow is Monday again, I don't want to wake up and go to work, whimper.
ฉันchănกดgòtจองjongบัตรคอนเสิร์ตbàt kon-sèrtไม่ทันmâi tanเลยloieแอแงae-ngaeเสียใจsĭia jaiมากๆmâak mâak
I couldn't book the concert tickets in time, waah, I'm so sad.
อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำtamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng-naanแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpโดนdoonหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaปัดตกbpàt-dtòkแอแงɛɛ-ngɛɛใครก็ได้krai-gɔ̂-dâaiช่วยchûuaiมาmaaปลอบใจbplɔ̀ɔp-jaiฉันchǎnทีtii
I worked so hard on this project for so long but it got rejected by the boss, waah, someone please comfort me.
2VerbB2

[to] whine; [to] cry

to cry, whine, or act like a baby in a cute or informal way

Examples

เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแอแงɛɛ-ngɛɛแอแงɛɛ-ngɛɛ1boohoo; waa2[to] whine; [to] cryใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Why are you whining at me?
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เวลาwee-laaอยากได้yàak-dâaiของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มักจะmák-jàทำตัวtam-dtuuaแอแงɛɛ-ngɛɛอ้อนɔ̂ɔnแฟนfɛɛnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
When she wants a gift, she always acts cute and whines to her boyfriend.
เลิกlêrkแอแงae-ngaeเป็นbpenเด็กๆdèk dèkได้แล้วdâai láewเราraoต้องdtôngรีบrêepจัดการปัญหาjàt gaan bpan-hăaนี้néeให้hâiเสร็จsèt
Stop whining like a kid; we need to hurry up and solve this problem.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàโตdtooเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen-pûu-yàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเวweeลาป่วยlaa-bpùuaiทีไรtii-raiก็gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำตัวtam-dtuuaแอแงɛɛ-ngɛɛให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnมาmaaคอยkɔɔiดูแลduu-lɛɛ
Even though he is an adult, whenever he is sick he likes to act like a baby so others will take care of him.

Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

ɛɛ

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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