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lák-gàiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] bluff in a card game
To make opponents believe that one holds strong cards when one's hand is actually weak.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ลักไก่lák-gàiลักไก่lák-gài1[to] bluff in a card game2[to] sneak an advantage (informal)3[to] cut corners (informal)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการเพิ่มgaan-pə̂əmการเพิ่มgaan-pə̂əmincrease (process)เงินเดิมพันngən-dəəm-panเงินเดิมพันngən-dəəm-panbet; wager; stake (money)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent; allow2[to] yield; give in; submit3[to] admit (acknowledge)หมอบmɔ̀ɔpหมอบmɔ̀ɔp[to] lie face down; crouch low; prostrate oneself
He had a weak hand but bluffed by raising the bet until the others folded.
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เธอtəəลักไก่lák-gàiทั้งที่táng-tîiถือtʉ̌ʉไพ่pâiไม่ดีmâi-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnไม่mâiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́ขอดูkɔ̌ɔ-duuไพ่pâiตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòp
She bluffed despite having a weak hand, but I didn't believe her and asked to see her cards at the end.
แม้mɛ́ɛไพ่pâiในnaiมือmʉʉจะjàอ่อนɔ̀ɔnกว่าgwàaของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ลักไก่lák-gàiด้วยdûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiมั่นใจmân-jaiจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanคิดว่าkít-wâaเขาkǎoมีmiiไพ่pâiดีกว่าdii-gwàa
Although his hand was weaker than his friend's, he bluffed so confidently that his friend thought he had the stronger hand.
การgaanลักไก่lák-gàiในnaiเกมgeemโป๊กเกอร์bpóok-gə̂əอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiชนะchá-náได้dâaiทั้งที่táng-tîiไพ่pâiในnaiมือmʉʉไม่ดีmâi-diiหากhàakคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́ยอมyɔɔmหมอบmɔ̀ɔp
Bluffing in poker can win you a hand even with weak cards, provided your opponents believe you and fold.
2VerbB2
[to] sneak an advantage (informal)
To exploit others' inattention or lack of knowledge to gain an advantage or get away with something.
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พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenคนข้างหน้าkon-kâang-nâaคนข้างหน้าkon-kâang-nâathe person in frontหันไปhǎn-bpaiหันไปhǎn-bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)คุยกันkui-ganคุยกันkui-gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลักไก่lák-gàiลักไก่lák-gài1[to] bluff in a card game2[to] sneak an advantage (informal)3[to] cut corners (informal)แทรกsɛ̂ɛkแทรกsɛ̂ɛk1[to] insert; interpose2[to] slip in; mingle3[to] interrupt; cut in4[to] penetrate; infiltrateคิวkiuคิวkiu1queue; line2turn in order3appointment slot; booking; schedule4cue (signal)5billiard cue6cubic metre (informal unit)7the letter Qเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
When the people ahead turned to talk to each other, he took advantage of their distraction and cut in line.
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คนขายkon-kǎaiลักไก่lák-gàiคิดkítราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́เห็นว่าhěn-wâaนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoไม่mâiรู้ราคาrúu-raa-kaaปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
The seller took advantage of the tourists' ignorance of the usual price and charged them more.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamลักไก่lák-gàiเสนอsà-nə̌əให้hâiลงมติlong-má-dtìตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiฝ่ายfàaiคัดค้านkát-káanออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องhɔ̂ngโดยdooiหวังว่าwǎng-wâaจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiใครkraiทักท้วงták-túuang
He tried to sneak a vote through while the opponents were out of the room, hoping no one would object.
นักเตะnák-dtèลักไก่lák-gàiยิงyingฟรีคิกfrii-kíkทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiกรรมgamการอนุญาตgaan-à-nú-yâatขณะที่kà-nà-tîiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngยังyangมัวmuuaจัดjàtกำแพงgam-pɛɛngจนjonตั้งรับdtâng-rápไม่ทันmâi-tan
The player caught his opponents off guard by taking the free kick as soon as the referee allowed it, while they were still arranging their defensive wall.
3VerbB2
[to] cut corners (informal)
To get work done by skipping necessary steps or doing it carelessly, hoping that others will not notice.
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ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toลักไก่lák-gàiลักไก่lák-gài1[to] bluff in a card game2[to] sneak an advantage (informal)3[to] cut corners (informal)ทาสีtaa-sǐiทาสีtaa-sǐi[to] paint (a surface)ทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write overผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขูดkùutขูดkùut1[to] scrape; scratch off2[to] grate (food)3[to] rub/graze againstสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลอกออกlɔ̂ɔk-ɔ̀ɔkลอกออกlɔ̂ɔk-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] peel off; [to] strip off2[to] peel off (by itself); [to] flake offก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerหวังว่าwǎng-wâaหวังว่าwǎng-wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)เจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâan1homeowner; house owner2host (household)3landlord/landlady (house)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สังเกตsǎng-gèetสังเกตsǎng-gèet1[to] observe [sth]; watch closely2[to] notice [sth]; perceive [sth]3[to] note [sth]; take note (mentally)
The painter cut corners by painting over the old wall without first scraping off the peeling paint, hoping the homeowner wouldn't notice.
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เขาkǎoลักไก่lák-gàiส่งsòngรายงานraai-ngaanทั้งที่táng-tîiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiตรวจdtrùuatข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunโดยdooiหวังว่าwǎng-wâaครูkruuจะjàไม่mâiสังเกตsǎng-gèet
He cut corners by submitting his report without checking the information, hoping the teacher wouldn't notice.
เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiส่งงานsòng-ngaanทันกำหนดtan-gam-nòtทีมพัฒนาtiim-pát-tá-naaจึงjʉngลักไก่lák-gàiข้ามขั้นkâam-kânตอนdtɔɔnทดสอบระบบtót-sɔ̀ɔp-rá-bòpโดยdooiหวังว่าwǎng-wâaลูกค้าlûuk-káaจะjàไม่พบmâi-pópข้อผิดพลาดkɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâat
To meet the deadline, the development team cut corners by skipping system testing, hoping the client wouldn't discover any errors.
ผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoลักไก่lák-gàiปูbpuuกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangโดยdooiไม่mâiปรับbpràpพื้นpʉ́ʉnให้hâiเรียบrîiapก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́คิดว่าkít-wâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaติดตั้งdtìt-dtângเสร็จแล้วsèt-lɛ́ɛoเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanจะjàดูไม่ออกduu-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk
The contractor cut corners by laying tiles without leveling the floor first, thinking the homeowner wouldn't be able to tell once the installation was finished.
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
lák
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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ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 2
ลักไก่lák-gàiลักไก่lák-gài[to] bluff in a card game[to] bluff in a card gameWord