มากนัก(mâak nák)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
very; very much
degree adverb meaning to a great extent; commonly used with negation or prohibition (ไม่ไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)/อย่าอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold off ... มากนักมากนักmâak nák1very; very much2too much; excessively) to mean 'not very' or 'don't ... too much'
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สนุกมากsà-nùk mâakสนุกมากsà-nùk mâakvery funนักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; extremely (intensifier, colloquial)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เกือบgèuapเกือบgèuap1almost; nearly2almost all; nearly allหลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)3numb; asleep (limb)
This movie is not very fun. I almost fell asleep.
2AdverbB1
too much; excessively
indicates an excessive degree, especially in admonitions or evaluations (e.g., อย่าคาดหวังมากนัก = don't expect too much)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneมากนักmâak nákมากนักmâak nák1very; very much2too much; excessivelyนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …สายตาsăai dtaaสายตาsăai dtaa1eyesight; vision2look; gaze3view; perspective (figurative)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone bad
Don't play on your phone too much, or your eyesight will get bad.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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มากนักmâak nákมากนักmâak nákvery; very much