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dtɔɔ-hɛ̌ɛnMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] lie; [to] bullshit
to lie, fib, or tell falsehoods (highly colloquial and often offensive)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตอแหลdto-lăeตอแหลdto-lăe1[to] lie; [to] bullshit2fake; hypocriticalฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthหมดแล้วmòt láewหมดแล้วmòt láewall gone; finished; sold outว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitไหนมาnăi maa
Don't lie to me, I already know the whole truth about where you sneaked off to last night.
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เขาkăoตอแหลdto-lăeเก่งมากgèng mâakจนjonสามารถsăa-mâatหลอกlòkเอาaoเงินngernจากjàakเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanไปbpaiได้dâiหลายlăaiหมื่นmèuunบาทbàat
He is so good at telling falsehoods that he managed to trick his friends out of tens of thousands of baht.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaตอแหลdtɔɔ-hɛ̌ɛnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเวลาเกิดwee-laa-gə̀ətเหตุhèetเพราะprɔ́ภาพpâapจากjàakกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtมันmanฟ้องfɔ́ɔngอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
The police caught the suspect fibbing about the time of the incident because the CCTV footage clearly proved otherwise.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoมาmaaนั่งnângตอแหลdtɔɔ-hɛ̌ɛnหน้าตายnâa-dtaaiออกɔ̀ɔkรายการทีวีraai-gaan-tii-wiiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiมันmanยิ่งyîngทำให้tam-hâiสังคมsǎng-komประณามbprà-naamเขาkǎoหนักnàkกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
The fact that he sat there and told a barefaced lie on a TV show like this only makes society condemn him even more.
2AdjectiveB2
fake; hypocritical
deceitful, fake, or hypocritical in behavior
Examples
ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)นิสัยní-săiนิสัยní-săi1habit2character; dispositionตอแหลdto-lăeตอแหลdto-lăe1[to] lie; [to] bullshit2fake; hypocriticalมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofทำเป็นtam bpenทำเป็นtam bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ลับหลังláp lăngลับหลังláp lăngbehind [sb]'s backกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนินทาnin-taaนินทาnin-taa1[to] gossip; backbite2gossip; backbitingเสียๆsĭia sĭiaเสียๆsĭia sĭiabad; damaging; disparagingหายๆhăai hăaiหายๆhăai hăai[to] disappear; go away; subside
That woman's behavior is very hypocritical; to our faces she acts nice, but behind our backs she gossips terribly about us.
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ฉันchǎnเกลียดglìiatความkwaamตอแหลdtɔɔ-hɛ̌ɛnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่tîiทำเป็นtam-bpenร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngความสงสารkwaam-sǒng-sǎanทั้งที่táng-tîiตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นbpenคนkonเริ่มrə̂əmหาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
I hate his deceitfulness, pretending to cry and demanding sympathy even though he was the one who started the trouble.
สังคมsǎng-komในnaiแก๊งgɛ́ngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiคนkonตอแหลdtɔɔ-hɛ̌ɛnที่tîiคอยkɔɔiปั้นหน้าbpân-nâaเข้าหากันkâo-hǎa-ganเพียงpiiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìt
The social circle in her friend group is full of fake people who constantly put on a facade with each other just for business benefits.
ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánใช้cháiวิธีwí-teeตอแหลdto-lăeสร้างภาพsâang pâapว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนรักสัตว์kon rák sàtเพื่อpêuuaดึงดูดdeung dòotให้hâiแฟนคลับfaen klàpมาmaaบริจาคbò-rí-jàakเงินngernเข้าkâoมูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíเถื่อนtèuuanของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
That celebrity used deceitful methods to build an image of an animal lover in order to attract fans to donate money to their own illegal foundation.
เด็กผู้หญิงdèk-pûu-yǐngคนkonนั้นnánทำตัวtam-dtuuaตอแหลdtɔɔ-hɛ̌ɛnเกินgəənวัยwaiมากmâakไม่mâiสมกับsǒm-gàpเป็นbpenนักเรียนnák-riianเลยləəi
That girl acts in such an affectedly grown-up way; it's not appropriate for a student.
ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiแถวบ้านtăeo bâanมักจะmák jàนินทาnin-taaว่าwâaเด็กdèkคนนี้kon néeชอบchôpทำตัวtam dtuuaตอแหลdto-lăeและláeพูดจาpôot jaaฉchอดòtๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanผู้ใหญ่pôo yài
The adults in the neighborhood often gossip that this child likes to act affectedly and talk back like a grown-up.
แม่ดุmɛ̂ɛ-dùลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoวัยwaiสิบsìpขวบkùuapที่tîiแอบɛ̀ɛpเอาaoเครื่องสำอางkrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-aangมาmaaแต่งหน้าdtɛ̀ng-nâaและlɛ́ทำtamกิริยาgì-rí-yaaตอแหลdtɔɔ-hɛ̌ɛnเวลาwee-laaเจอjəəผู้ชายpûu-chaai
The mother scolded her ten-year-old daughter who sneaked makeup to wear and acted flirtatiously when seeing men.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàยังyangเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเด็กประถมdèk-bprà-tǒmแต่dtɛ̀ɛกิริยาท่าทางgì-rí-yaa-tâa-taangที่tîiตอแหลdtɔɔ-hɛ̌ɛnเกินgəənวัยwaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiผู้พบเห็นpûu-póp-hěnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหมั่นไส้màn-sâi
Even though she's only an elementary school student, her overly precocious and affected mannerisms make onlookers feel annoyed.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
dtɔɔ
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 | — | — |