กะล่อน
gà-lɔ̂ɔnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
deceitful; slick; cunning
describes someone who is deceitful, untrustworthy, and cunning, often in a charming or smooth way.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔn1deceitful; slick; cunning2[to] act deceitfully; [to] be slickอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
He is a deceitful person, don't believe him.
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ระวังrá-wangผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánไว้wáiให้ดีhâi-diiนะnáเขาkǎoดูเป็นduu-bpenคนkonกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnและlɛ́ไม่mâiน่าไว้ใจnâa-wái-jaiเลยləəi
Be careful of that guy. He seems deceitful and not trustworthy at all.
ฉันchǎnเลิกคบlə̂ək-kópกับgàpเขาkǎoเพราะprɔ́ทนtonนิสัยní-sǎiกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiพูดpûutอะไรà-raiก็gɔ̂เชื่อchʉ̂ʉaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiสักsàkอย่างyàang
I broke up with him because I couldn't stand his deceitful nature; you can't believe anything he says.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaทุกคนtúk-konจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangสามารถsǎa-mâatพูดจาpûut-jaaหว่านล้อมwàan-lɔ́ɔmให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคล้อยตามklɔ́ɔi-dtaamได้dâaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though everyone knows he's a cunning person, he can always manage to persuade others with his words.
2VerbB2
[to] act deceitfully; [to] be slick
to act in a deceitful, evasive, or cunning manner.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔn1deceitful; slick; cunning2[to] act deceitfully; [to] be slickไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)อื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When asked about the money, he immediately got evasive and changed the subject.
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อย่าyàaพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnเลยləəiบอกbɔ̀ɔkความจริงkwaam-jingมาmaaว่าwâaเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเธอtəəไปไหนมาbpai-nǎi-maa
Don't try to be evasive. Tell me the truth about where you went yesterday.
จำเลยjam-ləəiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnในnaiชั้นศาลchán-sǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂จนมุมjon-mumด้วยdûuaiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanที่tîiอัยการai-yá-gaanนำมาnam-maaแสดงsà-dɛɛng
The defendant tried to act evasively in court, but was eventually cornered by the evidence presented by the prosecutor.
เขาkǎoเชี่ยวชาญchîiao-chaanในnaiการgaanกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtจากjàakสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiลำบากlam-bàakแต่dtɛ̀ɛครั้งนี้kráng-níiคงไม่kong-mâiรอดrɔ̂ɔtแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He is an expert at acting cunningly to get himself out of difficult situations, but this time he probably won't escape.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid 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
gà
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 1
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ล่อนlɔ̂ɔnล่อนlɔ̂ɔn1[to] peel/flake off; come off in flakes2completely; bare; stripped (colloq.)3bare; stripped of a covering4santol (Southern Thai)[to] peel/flake off; come off in flakesPart 2
กะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔnกะล่อนgà-lɔ̂ɔndeceitful; slick; cunningdeceitful; slick; cunningWord