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ngôoMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
stupid; foolish; unintelligent
Lacking intelligence or the ability to understand; showing poor judgment or a lack of sense.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringโง่ngôoโง่ngôo1stupid; foolish; unintelligent2[to] be stupid; be foolish
He is not a stupid person.
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ทำไมtam-maiเธอtəəถึงtʉ̌ngโง่ngôoอย่างนี้yàang-níiฉันchǎnอธิบายà-tí-baaiไปbpaiสามsǎamรอบrɔ̂ɔpแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
Why are you so stupid? I've already explained it three times.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiว่าwâaน้องnɔ́ɔngว่าwâaโง่ngôoสิsìเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂แค่kɛ̂ɛเรียนรู้riian-rúuช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
Don't call your younger brother stupid. He just learns more slowly than others.
เขาkăoอาจจะไม่àat jà mâiใช่châiคนkonที่têeฉลาดchà-làatที่สุดtêe sùtแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiโง่ngôhขนาดkà-nàatที่จะtêe jàไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo jaiเรื่องrêuuangง่ายๆngâai ngâaiแบบนี้bàep née
He might not be the smartest person, but he isn't so stupid that he can't understand something simple like this.
2VerbA2
[to] be stupid; be foolish
To lack intelligence or understanding, or to show poor judgment.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โง่ngôoโง่ngôo1stupid; foolish; unintelligent2[to] be stupid; be foolishเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
I was stupid to believe him.
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I was so silly to forget to turn off the lights before leaving the house.
เขาkǎoโง่ngôoมากmâakที่tîiลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakงานngaanโดยที่dooi-tîiยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiงานngaanใหม่màiรองรับrɔɔng-ráp
He made a very dumb mistake by quitting his job without having a new one lined up.
เธอtəəอย่าyàaโง่ngôoเอาaoเงินเก็บngən-gèpทั้งชีวิตtáng-chii-wítไปbpaiลงทุนlong-tunกับgàpสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเธอtəəไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiนะná
Don't be foolish and invest your life savings in something you don't understand.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngôo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |