หยอก
yɔ̀ɔkMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] tease; kid; flirt playfully
To playfully make fun of or flirt without serious intent; light, not meant to hurt.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asหยอกเล่นyɔ̀ɔk-lênหยอกเล่นyɔ̀ɔk-lên[to] joke around; [to] tease [sb] playfullyไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaintention; intentจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]โกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)
He was just teasing; he didn’t intend to make you angry.
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เพื่อนpêuuanชอบchôpหยอกyòkกันganเรื่องrêuuangทรงผมsong pŏmใหม่màiแบบbàepขำkămๆ-ไม่ให้mâi hâiใครkraiเสียหน้าsĭia nâa
Friends like to tease each other about new hairstyles in a lighthearted way, without embarrassing anyone.
เธอterหยอกyòkเขาkăoด้วยdûuayมุกmúkเบาbaoๆ-เพื่อpêuuaคลายklaaiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatตึงเครียดdteung krîat
She teased him with a light joke to ease the tense atmosphere.
อย่าyàaคิดมากkít-mâakนะnáเราraoหยอกyɔ̀ɔkพอpɔɔให้hâiยิ้มyímไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaจะjàกระทบgrà-tópจิตใจjìt-jai
Don’t overthink it; we were teasing just to make you smile, with no intention to hurt.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yɔ̀ɔk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |