ปากดี
bpàak-diiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
mouthy; sassy; talks back
Speaking impudently or cheekily, often answering back without respect.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutปากดีbpàak deeปากดีbpàak dee1mouthy; sassy; talks back2smart‑mouthed but not capableกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
He talked back cheekily to the teacher until the whole class went silent.
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น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpปากดีbpàak-diiใส่sàiแม่mɛ̂ɛเวลาwee-laaโดนdoonเตือนdtʉʉanทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่บ้านtîi-bâanตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiat
My younger brother likes to answer back to Mom when he’s warned, making the atmosphere at home tense.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanคนใหม่kon-màiปากดีbpàak-diiใส่sàiหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiถูกtùukถามtǎamงานngaanจนjonคนในทีมkon-nai-tiimเริ่มrə̂əmรำคาญram-kaan
The new employee cheekily answers back to the boss whenever asked about work, so the team is getting annoyed.
เธอterไม่ได้mâi dâaiแค่kâeเถียงtĭiangแต่dtàeปากดีbpàak deeใส่sàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiเหมือนmĕuuanดูแคลนdoo klaenทำให้tam hâiภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákตัวเองdtuua engเสียหายsĭia hăai
She doesn’t just argue; she talks back to elders with cheeky disrespect, damaging her own image.
2AdjectiveB2
smart‑mouthed but not capable
Boasting or talking big without the ability to back it up.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonที่สุดtîi-sùtที่สุดtîi-sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimatelyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenลงแข่งlong-kɛ̀ngลงแข่งlong-kɛ̀ng[to] compete; [to] enter a competitionจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryแพ้pɛ́ɛแพ้pɛ́ɛ1[to] lose; be defeated2[to] be allergic (to)3[to] be overcome by; be susceptible to4susceptible to; intolerant ofเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asปากดีbpàak-diiปากดีbpàak-dii1mouthy; sassy; talks back2smart‑mouthed but not capable
He likes to say he's the fastest runner, but when he actually competed he lost, so his friends said he was just all talk.
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อย่าyàaพึ่งpʉ̂ngเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเขาkǎoเขาkǎoปากดีbpàak-diiบ่อยbɔ̀iแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaทำtamจริงjingก็gɔ̂มักถอยmák-tɔ̌ɔi
Don't believe him just yet; he often talks big, but when it comes time to act, he usually backs off.
นักธุรกิจnák tú-rá-gìtคนkonนั้นnánปากดีbpàak deeเรื่องrêuuangการปั้นgaan bpânสตาร์ตอัปsà-dtáat-âpแต่dtàeพอporถามถึงthăam-thǔengผลงานpŏn ngaanจริงjingๆ-ก็gâwไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiชัดเจนchát-jen
That businessman talks big about building startups, but when asked about real achievements, there's nothing concrete.
เขาkăoชอบchôpปากดีbpàak deeอวดùuatว่าwâaปั่นจักรยานbpàn jàk-grà-yaanขึ้นดอยkêun doiได้dâiสบายsà-baaiๆ-แต่dtàeพอporออกทริปòk trípจริงjingกลับglàpต้องdtôngให้hâiเพื่อนpêuuanช่วยchûuaiเข็นkĕn
He boasts that he can cycle up the mountain easily, but on the actual trip he needed friends to push his bike.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpàak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
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ปากดีbpàak-diiปากดีbpàak-diimouthy; sassy; talks backmouthy; sassy; talks backWord