มักง่าย
mák-ngâaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
careless; sloppy; taking the easy way out
careless or sloppy, choosing the easiest way to do something and not caring about quality or results.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมักง่ายmák-ngâaiมักง่ายmák-ngâai1careless; sloppy; taking the easy way out2[to] cut corners; take the easy way outงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔiเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔi1finished; completed2neat; tidy; orderly3well-behaved; proper; modest4properly; completely; successfully5calm; free of trouble
He's a sloppy person, so his work is rarely neat.
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อย่าyàaทำงานtam ngaanแบบbàepมักง่ายmák ngâaiสิsìทำให้tam hâiมันmanดีๆdee deeหน่อยnòiเดี๋ยวdĭiaoลูกค้าlûuk-káaก็gâwตำหนิdtam-nìเอาaoหรอกròk
Don't work so carelessly. Do it a bit better, or the customer will complain.
นิสัยní-sǎiมักง่ายmák-ngâaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiตามdtaamแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiปัญหาbpan-hǎaให้hâiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
His sloppy habits make his colleagues constantly have to fix problems after him.
การสรุปgaan-sà-rùpข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnโดยdooiขาดkàatการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatเป็นbpenทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìที่tîiมักง่ายmák-ngâaiและlɛ́อาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiที่tîiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatได้dâai
Summarizing complex data without thorough verification is a careless attitude and can lead to erroneous decisions.
2VerbB1
[to] cut corners; take the easy way out
to do [sth] in the easiest way, ignoring rules or quality; to be careless for convenience.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มักง่ายmák ngâaiมักง่ายmák ngâai1careless; sloppy; taking the easy way out2[to] cut corners; take the easy way outทิ้งขยะtíng kà-yàทิ้งขยะtíng kà-yà[to] throw away garbage; [to] dispose of trashไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)ถังtăngถังtăng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanksแทนที่จะtaen têe jàแทนที่จะtaen têe jàinstead of; rather thanทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderลงไปlong bpaiลงไปlong bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)ดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; proper
He likes to do things the easy way, leaving trash next to the bin instead of putting it in properly.
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บางคนbaang-konมักง่ายmák-ngâaiด้วยdûuaiการขับรถgaan-kàp-rótย้อนศรyɔ́ɔn-sɔ̌ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngที่หมายtîi-mǎaiเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nซึ่งsʉ̂ngอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมากmâak
Some people take the easy but dangerous way out by driving against traffic to reach their destination faster.
อย่าyàaมักง่ายmák-ngâaiแค่kɛ̂ɛเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakประหยัดbprà-yàtเวลาwee-laaคุณควรkun-kuuanทำตามtam-dtaamขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnให้hâiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng
Don't just be careless for convenience because you want to save time; you should follow the procedures correctly.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiนี้níiถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaเป็นbpenการแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaแบบbɛ̀ɛpมักง่ายmák-ngâaiเกินไปgəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiจัดการjàt-gaanที่tîiต้นตอdtôn-dtɔɔของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaอย่างแท้จริงyàang-tɛ́ɛ-jing
This policy was criticized for being an overly convenient solution because it doesn't truly address the root cause of the problem.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mák
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มักง่ายmák-ngâaiมักง่ายmák-ngâaicareless; sloppy; taking the easy way outcareless; sloppy; taking the easy way outWord