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gúiMeanings
1NounB2
ruffian; thug; hooligan (derog.)
A ruffian, thug, hooligan, or delinquent; a person of low social standing and crude behavior (derogatory).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warn3[to] caution; admonishฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsกุ๊ยgúiกุ๊ยgúi1ruffian; thug; hooligan (derog.)2thuggish; crude; low-class (derog.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จับกลุ่มกันjàp-glùm-ganจับกลุ่มกันjàp-glùm-gan[to] form a group; [to] group togetherอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainท้ายซอยtáai-sɔɔiท้ายซอยtáai-sɔɔiend of the alley
My mom warned me not to get involved with the ruffians who like to hang out at the end of the alley.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnมีmiiกุ๊ยgúiสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamคนเมาkon-maoแล้วlɛ́ɛoทะเลาะวิวาทtá-lɔ́-wí-wâatกันganเสียงดังsǐiang-dangหน้าnâaร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉ
Last night, a few thugs got drunk and had a loud fight in front of the convenience store.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanคดีká-diiที่tîiพ่อค้าแม่ค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káa-mɛ̂ɛ-káaในnaiตลาดdtà-làatถูกtùukกลุ่มglùmกุ๊ยgúiข่มขู่kòm-kùuเรียกrîiakค่าคุ้มครองkâa-kúm-krɔɔng
The police are investigating a case where market vendors were threatened and extorted for protection money by a group of hooligans.
หลายคนlǎai-konมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛกุ๊ยgúiข้างถนนkâang-tà-nǒnแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngดิ้นรนdîn-ronทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งsòngน้องnɔ́ɔngเรียนหนังสือriian-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ
Many people see him as just a street thug, but no one knows that he has to struggle and work hard to pay for his sibling's education.
2AdjectiveB2
thuggish; crude; low-class (derog.)
Of or relating to a ruffian; thuggish, crude, or low-class in manner, appearance, or style (derogatory).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageกุ๊ยgúiกุ๊ยgúi1ruffian; thug; hooligan (derog.)2thuggish; crude; low-class (derog.)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)รู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉangรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)
He speaks in such a crude/thuggish manner that I can hardly understand him.
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ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaดูdooเซอร์serๆ-แต่dtàeก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiมีmeeท่าทางtâa taangกุ๊ยgúiๆ-เลยloieนะná
Even though he dresses in a rugged style, his demeanor isn't thuggish at all.
พฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamกุ๊ยgúiๆ-อย่างyàangการgaanแซงsaengคิวkiwหรือrĕuทิ้งขยะtíng kà-yàไม่mâiเป็นที่bpen têeเป็นbpenทางtaangเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng têeไม่ควรmâi kuuanทำtamในnaiที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-ná
Crude behaviors like cutting in line or littering improperly are things one shouldn't do in public.
ภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákที่têeดูdooกุ๊ยgúiๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiคนส่วนใหญ่kon sùuan yàiตัดสินdtàt-sĭnเขาkăoไปก่อนbpai gònทั้งที่táng têeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonจิตใจดีjìt jai deeและláeมีการศึกษาmee gaan sùk-săa
His low-class appearance makes most people judge him prematurely, even though he is actually a kind-hearted and educated person.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gúi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |