ร้ายกาจ
ráai gàat
Meanings
1NounB2
wicked; malicious; cruel
Very cruel, evil, or mean in character or actions.
Examples
แม่มดmâe mótแม่มดmâe mót1witch (female)2witch (gender-neutral, informal/extended)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsตัวละครdtuua lá-konตัวละครdtuua lá-kon1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotร้ายกาจráai gàatร้ายกาจráai gàat1wicked; malicious; cruel2formidable; severe; exceptionally skilledมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)รังแกrang gaeรังแกrang gae[to] bully; mistreat; pick onคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
The witch in this fairy tale is a very evil character who likes to bully others.
2NounB2
formidable; severe; exceptionally skilled
Very strong, severe, or impressive; formidable. Can be negative (a serious problem) or positive (someone very skilled).
Examples
นักฟุตบอลnák fút bonนักฟุตบอลnák fút bonfootballer; soccer playerคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝีเท้าfĕe táoฝีเท้าfĕe táo1pace; speed (in play)2sporting skill; abilityร้ายกาจráai gàatร้ายกาจráai gàat1wicked; malicious; cruel2formidable; severe; exceptionally skilledทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoคู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoopponent; adversary; rivalรับมือráp meuuรับมือráp meuu1[to] handle; cope with2[to] fend off; withstandได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hard
That football player has formidable skills, making it difficult for opponents to handle him.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เก่งกาจgèng gàatเก่งกาจgèng gàatvery skilled; highly capable; formidable
very skilled; highly capable; formidable
ชั่วร้ายchûua ráaiชั่วร้ายchûua ráai1evil; wicked2malicious; harmful
- evil; wicked
- malicious; harmful
เลวร้ายlaeo ráaiเลวร้ายlaeo ráaiterrible; very bad
terrible; very bad
ฉกาจchà-gàatฉกาจchà-gàatformidable; fierce; highly skilled; brave
formidable; fierce; highly skilled; brave
โหดร้ายhòht ráaiโหดร้ายhòht ráai1harsh; severe2cruel; brutal
- harsh; severe
- cruel; brutal