โง่เง่า
ngôo-ngâoMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
stupid; idiotic
very stupid, foolish, or lacking intelligence; idiotic.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?โง่เง่าngôo-ngâoโง่เง่าngôo-ngâostupid; idioticแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-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 do such a foolish thing again.
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ฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengโง่เง่าngôo-ngâoมากmâakที่tîiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaคำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
I feel so idiotic for believing his words.
เขาkǎoทำเรื่องtam-rʉ̂ʉangโง่เง่าngôo-ngâoซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaเมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiเขาkǎoจะjàเรียนรู้จากriian-rúu-jàakความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatบ้างbâang
He keeps making the same foolish mistakes over and over; I don't know when he will ever learn from them.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiที่tîiโง่เง่าngôo-ngâoของkɔ̌ɔngผู้นำpûu-namเพียงคนเดียวpiiang-kon-diiaoอาจàatส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópอันanเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔคนkonทั้งประเทศtáng-bprà-têetได้dâai
An idiotic decision by a single leader can have disastrous consequences for the entire country.
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 | — | — |