ทะแม่ง
tá-mɛ̂ɛngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
odd-smelling; off
Having an unusual or slightly unpleasant smell or taste, especially one suggesting that food is not fresh.
Examples
นมกล่องnom glòngนมกล่องnom glòngboxed milk; milk in a carton (often UHT)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีกลิ่นmee glìnมีกลิ่นmee glìn[to] have a smell; [to] give off an odorทะแม่งtá-mâengทะแม่งtá-mâeng1odd-smelling; off2odd; suspiciousๆ-อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This carton of milk smells a little off. Don't drink it.
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แกงgaengหม้อmôrนี้néeมีกลิ่นmee glìnทะแม่งtá-mâengๆ-ฉันchănเลยloieเททิ้งtay tíngเพราะpráwกลัวgluuaเสียsĭia
This pot of curry smelled a little off, so I threw it away because I was worried it had spoiled.
น้ำส้มnám sômขวดkùuatนี้néeรสชาติrót-châatทะแม่งtá-mâengๆ-ไม่เหมือนmâi mĕuuanตอนdtonซื้อséuมาใหม่maa màiๆ-ฉันchănเลยloieเลิกlêrkดื่มdèum
This bottle of orange juice tastes a little off, unlike when I first bought it, so I stopped drinking it.
แม้máeเนื้อnéuuaจะjàยังyangดูdooปกติbpòk-gà-dtìแต่dtàeพอporได้กลิ่นdâai glìnทะแม่งtá-mâengๆ-ฉันchănก็gâwไม่mâiกล้าglâaนำมาnam maaทำอาหารtam aa-hăanเพราะpráwไม่แน่ใจmâi nâe jaiว่าwâaเก็บไว้gèp wáiนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao
Although the meat still looked normal, once I noticed a slightly off smell, I didn't dare cook with it because I wasn't sure whether it had been stored too long.
2AdjectiveB1
odd; suspicious
Strange or not quite right in a way that causes doubt or suspicion.
Examples
คำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsฟังดูfang-duuฟังดูfang-duuto sound; seem (by hearing)ทะแม่งtá-mɛ̂ɛngทะแม่งtá-mɛ̂ɛng1odd-smelling; off2odd; suspiciousนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
His answer sounds a bit suspicious.
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เขาkǎoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láครั้งkrángไม่เหมือนกันmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-ganฉันchǎnเลยləəiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kทะแม่งtá-mɛ̂ɛng
He tells the story differently each time, so I feel something is off.
ข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamนี้níiดูduuทะแม่งtá-mɛ̂ɛngเพราะprɔ́ธนาคารtá-naa-kaanไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàขอkɔ̌ɔรหัสผ่านrá-hàt-pàanจากjàakเราrao
This message looks suspicious because a bank shouldn't be asking us for our password.
พอpɔɔเขาkǎoยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaจะjàรับrápเฉพาะchà-pɔ́เงินสดngən-sòtและlɛ́ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmออกɔ̀ɔkใบเสร็จbai-sètฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kทะแม่งtá-mɛ̂ɛngกับgàpการซื้อขายgaan-sʉ́ʉ-kǎaiครั้งนี้kráng-níi
When he insisted on accepting only cash and refused to issue a receipt, I began to feel suspicious about the transaction.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |