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Sleepy in Thai

“Sleepy” in Thai is ง่วงngûang; you'll also hear ง่วงนอนngûang-nawn (fuller form).

ง่วง ngûang

sleepy, drowsy adjective

  • ngûang falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
ง่วงนอน ngûang-nawn

sleepy adjective fuller form

  • ngûang falling
  • nawn mid
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: ง่วงngûang sleepy นอนnawn to sleep

How to use it

ง่วงngûang is sleepy, with a falling tone and the ng of sing at the start; the fuller ง่วงนอนngûang-nawn means the same. It's not the same as เหนื่อยnùeay, tired from effort: after a big lunch you're ง่วงngûang, after a long hike เหนื่อยnùeay.

Don't mix it up

  • งวงnguang

    an elephant's trunk

    Mid tone: an elephant's trunk.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

  • nguaang
  • ngoung
  • guang
  • ngaung

More feelings in Thai

All feelings
  • มีความสุข mii kwaam-sùk Happy

    to be happy

  • เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad
  • ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed
  • เหงา ngǎo Lonely
  • คิดถึงบ้าน kít-tǔeng bâan Homesick

    homesick (literally 'miss home')

  • ร้องไห้ ráwng-hâai Cry

    to cry

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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