โงก
ngôokMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] nod (from drowsiness)
to nod your head from sleepiness, often again and again while sitting.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downไม่พอmâi-pɔɔไม่พอmâi-pɔɔ1not enough; insufficient2not enough; not sufficientlyวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)โงกngôokโงกngôok[to] nod (from drowsiness)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianclassroom
Last night I didn't get enough sleep, so today I was nodding off in class.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔดูทีวีduu-tii-wiiไปbpaiได้dâaiสักพักsàk-pákก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmโงกngôokเพราะprɔ́ความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láaจากjàakการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan
After watching TV for a while, Dad started to nod off from the exhaustion of work.
ตอนdtonนั่งnângรถบัสrót bátกลับบ้านglàp bâanฉันchănเห็นhĕnผู้ชายpôo chaaiคนkonข้างๆkâang kâangโงกngôhkจนjonหัวhŭuaเกือบจะgèuap jàชนchonกระจกgrà-jòk
While riding the bus home, I saw the man next to me nodding off so much his head almost hit the window.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamฝืนfʉ̌ʉnตัวเองdtuua-eengแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂อดòtโงกngôokไม่ได้mâi-dâaiระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumที่tîiน่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉaนั้นnán
No matter how hard he tried to force himself to stay awake, he ultimately couldn't help but nod off during that boring meeting.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngôok
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |