กลางกั๊ก(glaang gák)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

mediocre; half-hearted (slang)

Informal/slang: mediocre, so-so, not fully committed; holding back instead of going all-in.

Examples

ผลงานpŏn ngaanผลงานpŏn ngaan1work; output; result2achievementของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingกลางกั๊กglaang gákกลางกั๊กglaang gák1mediocre; half-hearted (slang)2half-heartedly; so-so (slang)ไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyไม่ได้mâi 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)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่ถึงกับmâi tĕung gàpไม่ถึงกับmâi tĕung gàpnot to the point of; not quiteแย่yâeแย่yâe1terrible; awful (intensified)2[to] be in a bad way3bad; poor
His work this time is a bit mediocre; it's not good, but not exactly bad either.
2AdverbB2

half-heartedly; so-so (slang)

Informal/slang: in a half-hearted, middling, or uncommitted manner.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitด้วยกันdûuai ganด้วยกันdûuai gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response4sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleกลางกั๊กglaang gákกลางกั๊กglaang gák1mediocre; half-hearted (slang)2half-heartedly; so-so (slang)
When I asked if he wanted to go on the trip together, he answered in a non-committal way.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-Part 1
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กั๊กgákกั๊กgák1[to] hold back; withhold; be stingy2stingy; withholding3[to] hedge; be noncommittal4half-measure; underpowered (slang)Part 2
กลางกั๊กglaang gákกลางกั๊กglaang gákmediocre; half-hearted (slang)