โง่(ngôh)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

stupid; foolish; unintelligent

Lacking intelligence or the ability to understand; showing poor judgment or a lack of sense.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleโง่ngôhโง่ngôh1stupid; foolish; unintelligent2[to] do something stupid; act foolishly
He is not a stupid person.
2VerbA2

[to] do something stupid; act foolishly

To do something unwise or silly; to make a dumb mistake. Refers to actions rather than general intelligence.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)โง่ngôhโง่ngôh1stupid; foolish; unintelligent2[to] do something stupid; act foolishlyเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
I was stupid to believe him.

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