โง่เขลา
ngôo-klǎoMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
foolish; stupid; ignorant
Very foolish or lacking knowledge and good sense.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfโง่เขลาngôo-klǎoโง่เขลาngôo-klǎofoolish; stupid; ignorantแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Don't act so foolish like that again.
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I must have been very foolish to have believed every word he said.
อย่าyàaให้hâiความkwaamโง่เขลาngôo-klǎoมาmaaบดบังbòt-bangปัญญาbpan-yaaจนjonทำให้tam-hâiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâat
Don't let foolishness cloud your wisdom and cause you to make wrong decisions.
ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaที่tîiโง่เขลาngôo-klǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaทางการแพทย์taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiจนjonอาการป่วยaa-gaan-bpùuaiทรุดลงsút-long
His foolish beliefs caused him to refuse modern medical treatment, until his illness worsened.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โง่ngôoโง่ngôo1stupid; foolish; unintelligent2[to] be stupid; be foolishstupid; foolish; unintelligentPart 1
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โง่เขลาngôo-klǎoโง่เขลาngôo-klǎofoolish; stupid; ignorantfoolish; stupid; ignorantWord