ท่ามาก
tâa-mâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
pretentious; fussy; putting on airs
being pretentious, fussy, or putting on airs, often with exaggerated gestures or behavior
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-maiwhy (question word)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herท่ามากtâa-mâakท่ามากtâa-mâakpretentious; fussy; putting on airsจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Why are you so fussy? It's just eating a meal.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonท่ามากtâa-mâakจะjàไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmกินอาหารข้างทางgin-aa-hǎan-kâang-taangเพราะprɔ́บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่mâiสะอาดsà-àat
He's very pretentious; he refuses to eat street food because he says it's not clean.
อย่าyàaท่ามากtâa mâakนักnákเลยloieน่าnâaรีบๆrêep rêepเลือกlêuuakมาmaaสักsàkอย่างyàangเถอะtòeฉันchănหิวhĭuแล้วláeo
Don't be so fussy. Hurry up and choose something, I'm hungry already.
พฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamการทำตัวgaan-tam-dtuuaท่ามากtâa-mâakของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛกลไกgon-gaiป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaเองeengแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpทำให้tam-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnหมั่นไส้màn-sâi
Her pretentious behavior is just a defense mechanism, but it ends up making others feel annoyed with her.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ท่าtâaท่าtâa1posture; pose; stance2move; technique; style3harbor; port; pier; landing4appearance suggesting an outcome; sign5manner; way; airposture; pose; stancePart 1
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ท่ามากtâa-mâakท่ามากtâa-mâakpretentious; fussy; putting on airspretentious; fussy; putting on airsWord