กระแดะ
grà-dɛ̀Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
pretentious; affected; fake
acting in an affected, pretentious, or unnatural way to seem more refined, fashionable, or high-class; putting on airs
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herพูดpûutพูดpûut[to] speak; talk; sayสำเนียงsǎm-niiangสำเนียงsǎm-niiang1accent; dialectal pronunciation2tone; intonation; manner of speakingกระแดะgrà-dɛ̀กระแดะgrà-dɛ̀1pretentious; affected; fake2[to] act affected; [to] put on airsมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeเหมือนว่าmʉ̌ʉan-wâaเหมือนว่าmʉ̌ʉan-wâait seems that; as ifตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ngjust; recentlyกลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเมืองนอกmʉʉang-nɔ̂ɔkเมืองนอกmʉʉang-nɔ̂ɔk1foreign countries; overseas (colloq.)2abroad; overseas (colloq.)3foreign; imported (colloq.)
She speaks with a very pretentious accent, acting like she just returned from abroad.
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กินพิซซ่าgin-pít-sâaใช้มือchái-mʉʉหยิบyìpก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngทำเป็นtam-bpenกระแดะgrà-dɛ̀ใช้cháiมีดmîitกับgàpส้อมsɔ̂ɔmหรอกrɔ̀k
You can eat pizza with your hands; there's no need to be pretentious and use a knife and fork.
เวลาway-laaไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoร้านráanหรูๆrŏo rŏoอาการaa-gaanกระแดะgrà-dàeของkŏngเธอterจะjàออกมาòk maaชัดเจนchát-jenจนjonเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanรู้สึกrúu-sèukอึดอัดèut àt
Whenever she goes to a high-end restaurant, her pretentious behavior becomes so obvious that it makes her friends feel uncomfortable.
เธอterพยายามpá-yaa-yaamซื้อséuกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoแบรนด์เนมbraen naymเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákไฮโซhai-sohแต่dtàeทุกคนtúk konก็gâwดูออกdoo òkว่าwâaมันmanเป็นbpenแค่kâeความkwaamกระแดะgrà-dàeเท่านั้นtâo nán
She tries to buy brand-name bags to build a high-society image, but everyone can tell it's just a pretentious act.
2VerbB2
[to] act affected; [to] put on airs
to behave in an affected or pretentious way, as if trying to seem more refined, fashionable, or superior; often used as an insult
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholไวน์waaiไวน์waaiwineเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)กระแดะgrà-dɛ̀กระแดะgrà-dɛ̀1pretentious; affected; fake2[to] act affected; [to] put on airsสั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)มากินmaa-ginมากินmaa-gin[to] come eatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)โชว์chooโชว์choo1[to] show; display; put on (a show)2show (performance)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfรวยruuaiรวยruuai1rich; wealthy2gently; faintly (of wafting air or scent)
He doesn't even like drinking wine, but he pretentiously ordered it just to show off that he's rich.
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ถ้าtâaพูดpôotภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtไม่ได้mâi dâaiก็gâwบอกbòkมาmaaตรงๆdtrong dtrongอย่าyàaมาmaaกระแดะgrà-dàeพูดpôotเลยloie
If you can't speak English, just say so directly; don't pretentiously try to speak it.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเธอtəəจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiเงินngənแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangกระแดะgrà-dɛ̀ไปbpaiกู้หนี้ยืมสินgûu-nîi-yʉʉm-sǐnมาmaaซื้อsʉ́ʉรถหรูrót-rǔuเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakมีหน้ามีตาmii-nâa-mii-dtaaในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
Even though she has no money, she still pretentiously borrows from others to buy a luxury car just to keep up appearances in society.
เขาkǎoเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanน้อยนิดnɔ́ɔi-nítแต่dtɛ̀ɛกระแดะgrà-dɛ̀ใช้cháiของแบรนด์เนมkɔ̌ɔng-brɛɛn-neemทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอวดùuatคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
He has a tiny salary, but pretentiously wears brand-name items from head to toe just to show off to others.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |