หยาบคาย
yàap-kaaiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
rude; vulgar; coarse
impolite, offensive, or crude in speech or behavior; using indecent or rough language
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutคำหยาบคายkam yàap kaaiคำหยาบคายkam yàap kaaiswear word; profanityต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เหมาะสมเลยmòr-sŏm loeiเหมาะสมเลยmòr-sŏm loei1just right; perfectly suitable2just right (reaction)
He used rude language in front of children, which was very inappropriate.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanคนkonนั้นnánตอบdtɔ̀ɔpลูกค้าlûuk-káaด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangหยาบคายyàap-kaaiจนjonทุกคนtúk-konตกใจdtòk-jai
That employee spoke to the customer in an offensive tone, shocking everyone.
อย่าyàaใช้cháiคำพูดkam-pûutหยาบคายyàap-kaaiในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumเพราะprɔ́มันmanทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-long
Don't use crude language in the meeting because it makes the atmosphere worse.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàโกรธgròotมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พยายามpá-yaa-yaamห้ามใจhâam-jaiไม่ให้mâi-hâiพูดpûutหยาบคายyàap-kaaiใส่sàiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaan
Even though he was very angry, he tried to restrain himself from speaking offensively to his colleague.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yàap
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หยาบyàapหยาบyàap1coarse; rough (texture)2rude; vulgar (language/behavior)3coarse; crude (not fine or exact)4crude; unrefined (quality/finish)coarse; rough (texture)Part 1
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คายkaaiคายkaai1[to] spit; disgorge2[to] exude; emit3[to] reveal; divulge (figurative)[to] spit; disgorgePart 2
หยาบคายyàap-kaaiหยาบคายyàap-kaairude; vulgar; coarserude; vulgar; coarseWord