เกิ๊น
gə́ənMeanings
1AdverbB1
(colloq.) too; excessively; way too much
An emphatic, playful form of เกินเกินgəən1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit), used to indicate that something exceeds a reasonable or expected degree.
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyเกิ๊นgə́ənเกิ๊นgə́ən1(colloq.) too; excessively; way too much2too much!; over the top!ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
This movie is way too scary; I don't dare watch it alone.
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Don't work too hard, or you might get sick.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonคิดมากkít mâakเกิ๊นgêrnแค่kâeเรื่องrêuuangเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiก็gâwเก็บgèpมาmaaเครียดkrîatได้dâi
He overthinks things way too much; he can get stressed over just small matters.
การตั้งgaan-dtângความคาดหวังkwaam-kâat-wǎngกับgàpคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnสูงsǔungเกิ๊นgə́ənอาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuความผิดหวังkwaam-pìt-wǎngได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Setting expectations for others that are too high can easily lead to disappointment.
2InterjectionB1
too much!; over the top!
an exclamation used to say that something is excessive or exaggerated; often playful or humorous.
Examples
โหhǒoโหhǒowow; whoa; damnแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …จะไปไหนjà-bpai-nǎiจะไปไหนjà-bpai-nǎi1Where are you going?2Where are you going? (as a greeting)เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)เกิ๊นgə́ənเกิ๊นgə́ən1(colloq.) too; excessively; way too much2too much!; over the top!
Whoa! Where are you going dressed so beautifully? So extra!
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He bought ten pairs of shoes in a single month... That's too much!
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnเล่าlâoว่าwâaเขาkǎoสอบได้sɔ̀ɔp-dâaiเต็มdtemทุกtúkวิชาwí-chaaเลยləəiก็gɔ̂พูดpûutไปbpaiเกิ๊นgə́ən
My friend claimed he got a perfect score in every subject... Yeah, right. Over the top!
He said he could wait for me his whole life. Oh my... That's going way too far!
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gə́ən
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |