ก๊าก

gáak

Meanings

1AdverbB1

loudly (of laughter)

loudly or boisterously, used specifically to describe bursting into laughter

Examples

พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เรื่องตลกrʉ̂ʉang-dtà-lòkเรื่องตลกrʉ̂ʉang-dtà-lòk1joke; funny story2humorous incident3farce; not to be taken seriously (fig.)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeก๊ากgáakก๊ากgáak1loudly (of laughter)2ha-ha; hahahaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
When he heard the joke, he burst into loud laughter.
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เพื่อนpêuuanในกลุ่มnai glùmปล่อยbplòiก๊ากgáakเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnรูปถ่ายrôop tàaiขำๆkăm kămของฉันkŏng chăn
My friends in the group burst into boisterous laughter when they saw my funny photos.
ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกลั้นglânขำkǎmแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ทนไม่ไหวton-mâi-wǎiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́ก๊ากgáak
I tried to hold back my laughter, but in the end, I couldn't stand it and had to burst out laughing loudly.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàดูduuฝืดfʉ̀ʉtไปbpaiบ้างbâangในตอนแรกnai-dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòpก็gɔ̂หักhàkมุมmumจนjonทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́ก๊ากgáakได้dâai
Even though his jokes seemed a bit dry at first, the ending had a plot twist that made the audience burst into loud laughter.
2InterjectionB1

ha-ha; hahaha

an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of loud, sudden laughter

Examples

พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindรายการraai-gaanรายการraai-gaan1program; show (TV/radio/online)2list; listing3item; entry (on a list/form)4agenda; schedule (of items)ตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughableแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeก๊ากgáakก๊ากgáak1loudly (of laughter)2ha-ha; hahaha
Dad watched a comedy show and let out a loud 'gak' sound of laughter.
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เสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́ดังdangก๊ากgáakของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiคนkonทั้งtángร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔng
His loud 'gak' sound of laughter made everyone in the restaurant turn to look.
ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงดังsĭiang dangก๊ากgáakมาจากmaa jàakห้องเรียนhông riianข้างๆkâang kâangสงสัยsŏng săiครูkruuจะjàเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangตลกdtà-lòkให้hâiเด็กdèkฟังfang
I heard a loud 'gak' sound of laughter coming from the next classroom; the teacher must be telling a joke to the kids.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiนักแสดงตลกnák-sà-dɛɛng-dtà-lòkเล่นมุกlên-múkจบjòpเสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́ดังdangก๊ากgáakของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ชมpûu-chomก็gɔ̂ดังdangระงมrá-ngomไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทั้งtángโรงละครroong-lá-kɔɔn
As soon as the comedian finished his joke, the loud 'gak' sound of the audience's laughter echoed throughout the entire theater.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tri
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

High tone

gáak

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Mid class + Mai tri → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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