ได้ยังไง(dâi yang-ngai)

Meanings

1InterjectionB1

how is that possible?; how come?

an exclamation or question expressing surprise or disbelief about how something could happen or be possible

Examples

อ้าวâaoอ้าวâao1oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)2hey! (mild reproach/attention)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)ได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngaiได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngai1how is that possible?; how come?2how could (someone) ...?; in what way ...?รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2trainน่าจะnâa jàน่าจะnâa jà1probably; likely2be expected; should (probability)3should have (regret/criticism)4might be a good idea (suggestion)มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)ช้ากว่าcháa gwàaช้ากว่าcháa gwàaslower; more slowlyนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Oh, he's already arrived? How is that possible? The train was supposed to be later than this.
2NounB1

how could (someone) ...?; in what way ...?

used clause-finally after a verb phrase to ask how someone could do or manage something, often conveying challenge or incredulity (e.g., ทำแบบนี้ได้ยังไง)

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngaiได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngai1how is that possible?; how come?2how could (someone) ...?; in what way ...?
How could you talk to Mom like that?

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedPart 1
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ยังไงyang ngaiยังไงyang ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?Part 2
ได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngaiได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngaihow is that possible?; how come?