การคุย
gaan-kuiMeanings
1NounA1
talking; conversation
The act of talking with someone, either casually or to discuss a particular subject.
Examples
การคุยgaan-kuiการคุยgaan-kui1talking; conversation2boasting; braggingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk[to] be happy
Talking with friends makes me happy.
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Talking with my mother makes me feel at ease.
การคุยgaan-kuiกับgàpครูkruuเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanช่วยให้chûuai-hâiฉันchǎnเข้าใจkâo-jaiบทเรียนbòt-riianมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Talking with the teacher yesterday helped me understand the lesson better.
Last night I enjoyed talking with a friend on the phone.
2NounB2
boasting; bragging
The act of talking about oneself or one's abilities, possessions, or achievements in a self-important way to impress others.
Examples
การคุยgaan-kuiการคุยgaan-kui1talking; conversation2boasting; braggingอวดùuatอวดùuat[to] show off; boastว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hill
His friends don't want to associate with him because he boasts that he's better than everyone else.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpคุยkuiอวดùuatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรถหรูrót-rǔuของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengแต่dtɛ̀ɛการคุยgaan-kuiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำให้tam-hâiใครkraiชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chomเขาkǎo
He likes boasting about his luxury car, but this kind of bragging doesn't make anyone admire him.
การคุยgaan-kuiโอ้อวดôo-ùuatว่าwâaรู้จักrúu-jàkคนใหญ่คนโตkon-yài-kon-dtooอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiบางคนbaang-konประทับใจbprà-táp-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพิสูจน์pí-sùutว่าwâaเขาkǎoมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatจริงjing
Boasting about knowing influential people may impress some people, but it doesn't prove that he is genuinely capable.
แม้máeเธอterจะjàประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètจริงjingแต่dtàeการคุยgaan kuiอวดùuatผลงานpŏn ngaanของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngโดยdoiดูถูกdoo tòokคนอื่นkon èunกลับglàpทำให้tam hâiเธอterเสียsĭiaภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lák
Although she really is successful, boasting about her achievements while belittling others ends up damaging her image.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] brag; boast3[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)[to] chat; talkPart 2
การคุยgaan-kuiการคุยgaan-kuitalking; conversationtalking; conversationWord