Thai consonant 7 of 44
ง – Ngo Ngu (ngaw nguu): the Thai letter NG
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- ng
- End sound
- ng
- Keyword
- snake
ง งอ งู ngaw nguu
In short
ง (งอ งูngaw nguu) is the 7th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like ng, and at the end of a syllable like ng. Its name means "ง as in งู, snake".
How to say ง
ng as in 'sing', also at the start of a word
The keyword งูnguu means snake. Say the letter as งอ งูngaw nguu.
Thai words with ง
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ง in each one?
- ง่าย ngâai
easy
- งาน ngaan
work, job; event, party
- งวง nguang
(elephant's) trunk
- งู nguu
snake
- ง่วง ngûang
sleepy
- งง ngong
confused
- อังกฤษ ang-grìt
English; England
- น้ำแข็ง nám-kǎeng
ice
- แพง paeng
expensive
- ถูกต้อง tùuk-dtâwng
correct, that's right
Tones with low-class letters
ง is one of the 24 low-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableHigh (short vowel) or falling (long vowel) tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ falling, ◌้ high.
The full tone rules chart