การโม้
gaan-móoMeaning
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boasting; exaggerated talk
The act of boasting or talking in an exaggerated, sometimes untruthful way, often to impress others. This is an informal expression.
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ๆ-เบื่อbèuuaเบื่อbèuua1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3sick; nauseated (from food poisoning)4[to] poison [sb/sth]การโม้gaan móhการโม้gaan móhboasting; exaggerated talkของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)รถrótรถrótcar; vehicleคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)
His friends are tired of his bragging about his new car.
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เขาkăoบอกว่าbòk wâaวิ่งwîngได้dâiเร็วกว่าreo gwàaนักวิ่งnák wîngทีมชาติteem châatแต่dtàeเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-คิดว่าkít wâaนั่นnânเป็นbpenแค่kâeการโม้gaan móh
He says he can run faster than national-team runners, but his friends think he is just bragging.
การโม้gaan-móoว่าwâaรู้จักrúu-jàkดาราdaa-raaหลายคนlǎai-konไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoดูduuน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiขึ้นkʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́ทุกคนtúk-konรู้rúuว่าwâaไม่จริงmâi-jing
Boasting that he knows lots of celebrities does not make him seem more interesting, because everyone knows it is not true.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàตั้งใจdtâng-jaiเล่าlâoผลงานpǒn-ngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaแต่dtɛ̀ɛการโม้gaan-móoเกินจริงgəən-jingกลับglàpทำให้tam-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaสงสัยsǒng-sǎiในnaiความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
Although he intended to describe his achievements to reassure clients, his exaggerated boasting instead made them question his credibility.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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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การโม้gaan-móoการโม้gaan-móoboasting; exaggerated talkboasting; exaggerated talkWord