อวดรู้
ùuat-rúuMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] pretend to know; [to] act like a know-it-all
to act as if one knows a lot, often in an annoying way or when one does not really know
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อวดùuatอวดùuat1[to] show off; boast2[to] flauntรู้เรื่องróo rêuuangรู้เรื่องróo rêuuang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileทั้งๆtáng tángทั้งๆtáng tángeven though; despiteที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)
He likes to act like a know-it-all about cars, even though he doesn't know how to drive.
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Nobody wants to talk to a know-it-all, you know.
การทำตัวgaan-tam-dtuuaอวดรู้ùuat-rúuในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรำคาญram-kaanและlɛ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakทำงานtam-ngaanด้วยdûuai
Acting like a know-it-all in meetings irritates colleagues and makes them not want to work with you.
บางครั้งbaang-krángคนkonที่tîiอวดรู้ùuat-rúuมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùtกลับเป็นglàp-bpenคนkonที่tîiมีความรู้mii-kwaam-rúuในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánน้อยที่สุดnɔ́ɔi-tîi-sùt
Sometimes the person who acts like they know the most is actually the one who knows the least about the subject.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ùuat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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
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รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceive[to] know; be aware ofPart 2
อวดรู้ùuat-rúuอวดรู้ùuat-rúu[to] pretend to know; [to] act like a know-it-all[to] pretend to know; [to] act like a know-it-allWord