Thai word
ไง
ngai
如何（来自 ยังไง）
How to pronounce ไง
Mid tone
Flat, neutral level — like a normal speaking tone
ไง is written ngai and carries the mid tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
- ไง
ngai
Mid tone
-
ngài
Low tone
-
ngâi
Falling tone
-
ngǎi
Rising tone
-
ngái
High tone
What does ไง mean?
Translation
如何（来自 ยังไง）
ไง (ngai) means "如何（来自 ยังไง）" in Thai.
Example sentences
จะกินร้านไหนก็ได้ ยังไงก็ได้ แล้วแต่เลย
jà gin ráan nǎi gôr dâai, yang-ngai gôr dâai, láew-dtàe loei
哪个餐厅都行，随便，你决定吧。（口语）
เดี๋ยวไปไงดีล่ะเนี่ย รถเมล์ก็ไม่มา
dǐao bpai ngai dii lâ nîia, rót-may gâw mâi maa
那我们怎么去呢？公交车都没来。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ไซส์
sai
Related words
More words with the mid tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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