Thai word
ง่วง
ngûuang
困倦
How to pronounce ง่วง
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ง่วง is written ngûuang and carries the falling 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.
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nguuang
Mid tone
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ngùuang
Low tone
- ง่วง
ngûuang
Falling tone
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ngǔuang
Rising tone
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ngúuang
High tone
What does ง่วง mean?
Translation
困倦
ง่วง (ngûuang) means "困倦" in Thai.
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What does this word mean?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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