โง้ย
ngóoiMeaning
1InterjectionA2
aww; exclamation of endearment
an exclamation used to express that something is extremely cute, or to show feelings of endearment, shyness, or being overwhelmed
Examples
โง้ยngóoiโง้ยngóoiaww; exclamation of endearmentลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákpuppyตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Ngoi, this puppy is so cute!
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โง้ยngóoiขอบคุณkòp kunสำหรับsăm-ràpของขวัญkŏng kwănชิ้นนี้chín néeนะคะná-káชอบchôpมากๆmâak mâakเลยloie
Ngoi, thank you for this gift. I really love it!
โง้ยngóoiไม่mâiคิดkítเลยloieว่าwâaเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanจะjàแอบàepเตรียมdtriiamเซอร์ไพรส์ser práiวันเกิดwan gèrtให้hâiฉันchănแบบนี้bàep née
Ngoi, I didn't expect my friends to secretly prepare a birthday surprise for me like this.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngóoi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |