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lɔ̀ɔkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] deceive; cheat; trick
to intentionally make someone believe something untrue, often for gain or advantage
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatลดราคาlót raa-kaaลดราคาlót raa-kaa1[to] discount; [to] reduce the price2on sale; discountedเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingbut actually; but in reality; in factหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อของséu kŏngซื้อของséu kŏng[to] buy things; go shoppingแพงpaengแพงpaeng1expensive2costly; dearly paid for (figurative)
He said it was a big discount, but he actually deceived me into buying something expensive.
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แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaอ้างว่าâang-wâaเครื่องสำอางkrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-aangเป็นbpenของแท้kɔ̌ɔng-tɛ́ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลอกlɔ̀ɔkลูกค้าlûuk-káaให้hâiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́จ่ายเงินjàai-ngən
The vendor claimed the cosmetics were genuine to deceive customers into believing and paying.
เขาkǎoส่งsòngอีเมลii-meenปลอมbplɔɔmแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngเป็นbpenธนาคารtá-naa-kaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลอกlɔ̀ɔkให้hâiฉันchǎnกรอกgrɔ̀ɔkข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunบัตรเครดิตbàt-kree-dìt
He sent a fake email impersonating a bank to deceive me into entering my credit card details.
นักต้มตุ๋นnák-dtôm-dtǔnใช้cháiคำพูดkam-pûutหว่านล้อมwàan-lɔ́ɔmหลอกlɔ̀ɔkผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúให้hâiโอนเงินoon-ngənโดยdooiอ้างว่าâang-wâaจะได้jà-dâaiผลตอบแทนpǒn-dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛnสูงsǔung
Scammers use persuasive speech to deceive the elderly into transferring money, claiming high returns.
2VerbB1
[to] scare; spook; play a trick on
To frighten someone, as a ghost does, or to play a trick on someone, including by startling them.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingแอบซ่อนɛ̀ɛp-sɔ̂ɔnแอบซ่อนɛ̀ɛp-sɔ̂ɔn[to] hide [sb/sth]; keep [sth] secretหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)โผล่plòoโผล่plòo[to] emerge; appear; stick out; pop upมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ให้ตกhâi-dtòkให้ตกhâi-dtòk1[to] let [sth] fall; drop [sth]2[to] fail [sb] (in a test/class)ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)
My brother hid behind the door and jumped out to startle me for fun.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเอาaoหน้ากากผีnâa-gàak-pǐiมาmaaใส่sàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลอกlɔ̀ɔkพวกเราpûuak-raoในnaiงานngaanเลี้ยงฮาโลวีนlíiang-haa-loo-wiin
My friend put on a ghost mask to play a trick on us at the Halloween party.
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiทำtamเสียงคำรามsǐiang-kam-raamในnaiความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลอกlɔ̀ɔkฉันchǎnขำกันkǎm-ganทั้งtángบ้านbâan
My little brother growled in the dark to scare me playfully, and everyone at home laughed.
เธอterวางแผนwaang păenดับไฟdàp faiทั้งtángห้องhôngแล้วláeoตะโกนdtà-gohnหลอกlòkเพื่อนpêuuanให้hâiสะดุ้งsà-dûngเป็นbpenมุกmúkขำๆkăm kămไม่ได้mâi dâaiหวังwăngให้hâiใครkraiเคืองkeuuang
She planned to switch off the lights and shout to startle her friends—a playful prank, not meant to upset anyone.
3AdjectiveB1
fake; sham; counterfeit
not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive; bogus
Examples
กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดูดีduu-diiดูดีduu-dii1[to] look good; appear attractive2stylish; presentable; classy (of appearance)3[to] seem favorable; promisingแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔbrand; make; labelแท้tɛ́ɛแท้tɛ́ɛ1genuine; real; authentic2true; pure (in essence)3truly; indeed (emphasis)
This bag looks nice but it's bogus, not a genuine brand.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətถูกtùukมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเป็นbpenตั๋วdtǔuaหลอกใช้lɔ̀ɔk-cháiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
He said the concert tickets were very cheap, but they turned out to be bogus and unusable.
นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaที่tîiตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngหลอกlɔ̀ɔkแม้mɛ́ɛโลโก้loo-gôoจะjàเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanของจริงkɔ̌ɔng-jing
The watches at the flea market are bogus, even though the logo looks real.
โปรโมชันbpro-mo-chánนั้นnánหลอกlòkทำทีtam teeว่าwâaลดราคาlót raa-kaaเยอะyéhแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingขึ้นราคาkêun raa-kaaก่อนgònแล้วláeoค่อยkôiลดlót
That promotion is bogus, pretending to offer big discounts but actually raising the price first and then reducing it.
4VerbB2
[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)
to entice someone into doing something or going somewhere under false pretenses, often as part of a trap
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderข้ออ้างkôr âangข้ออ้างkôr âang1excuse2pretext3plea; claimed ground (legal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะพาjà paaจะพาjà paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastดูงานdoo ngaanดูงานdoo ngaan[to] go on a study tour; [to] observe workแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingbut actually; but in reality; in factหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเซ็นสัญญาsen săn-yaaเซ็นสัญญาsen săn-yaa1to sign a contract2[to] sign [sb] (under contract)เสียเปรียบsĭia bprìiapเสียเปรียบsĭia bprìiap1at a disadvantage; disadvantageously2[to] be disadvantaged
He used the excuse of taking me to see a project, but actually lured me into signing an unfavorable contract.
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พวกpûuakมิจฉาชีพmít-chǎa-chîipหลอกlɔ̀ɔkคุณยายkun-yaaiให้hâiไปbpaiกดเงินgòt-ngənที่tîiตู้เอทีเอ็มdtûu-ee-tii-emโดยdooiอ้างว่าâang-wâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiปลดหนี้bplòt-nîi
Scammers lured the elderly lady to withdraw money at an ATM, claiming they would help clear her debt.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukชวนchuuanไปbpaiสัมภาษณ์งานsǎm-pâat-ngaanปลอมbplɔɔmที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛเป็นbpenแผนpɛ̌ɛnหลอกlɔ̀ɔkให้hâiโอนoonค่าkâaประกันbprà-ganตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ng
He was invited to a fake job interview, which turned out to be a scheme to lure him into transferring a position insurance fee.
แก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์gɛ́ng-kɔɔn-sen-dtə̂əหลอกlɔ̀ɔkเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaให้hâiไปที่bpai-tîiสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatปลอมbplɔɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกดดันgòt-danให้hâiโอนเงินoon-ngən
A call-center gang lured victims to a fake police station to pressure them into transferring money.
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 ล 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
lɔ̀ɔk
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 | — | — |