เกเร
gee-reeMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving
Disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving (often said of children or students). Example: เด็กเกเร (a misbehaving child)
Examples
ขุนนางkǔn-naangขุนนางkǔn-naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialบางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)กล่าวหาglàao-hǎaกล่าวหาglàao-hǎa[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเกเรgee-reeเกเรgee-ree1disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving2[to] act up; [to] cause troubleต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5[to] renew; extendราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákroyal courtเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaamปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaam[to] comply with [sth]; abide by [sth]; follow [sth]; obey [sb/sth]พระราชโองการprá-râat-chá-oong-gaanพระราชโองการprá-râat-chá-oong-gaanroyal command; royal decreeอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátstrictly; rigorously; stringently
Some nobles were accused of being defiant toward the royal court when they refused to strictly follow the royal decree.
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ในnaiพงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanจดjòtว่าwâaไพร่พลprâi-ponส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngเกเรgee-reeหันไปhǎn-bpaiเข้าkâoพวกpûuakกับgàpกองทัพgɔɔng-tápศัตรูsàt-dtruuโดยdooiไม่mâiเหลียวหลังlǐiao-lǎng
The chronicles record that a portion of the troops turned disloyal, joining the enemy army without looking back.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรับrápพระราชทานprá-râat-chá-taanยศศักดิ์yót-sàkเขาkǎoกลับglàpเกเรgee-reeขัดkàtพระบรมราชโองการprá-bɔɔ-rom-râat-chá-oong-gaanด้วยdûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiแข็งกร้าวkɛ̌ng-grâaoและlɛ́ถือดีtʉ̌ʉ-dii
Despite receiving royal rank, he became oppositional, defying the royal command with a harsh and arrogant demeanor.
That child is naughty and refuses to do homework.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoเกเรgee-reeในnaiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianพูดแทรกpûut-sɛ̂ɛkและlɛ́ปาbpaaเศษกระดาษsèet-grà-dàat
Yesterday he misbehaved in class, interrupting and throwing paper scraps.
If you keep misbehaving, the teacher will invite your guardian for a meeting.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiนักเรียนnák-riianบางคนbaang-konเริ่มrə̂əmเกเรgee-reeเพราะprɔ́คบkópเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiชวนchuuanหนีnǐiเรียนriianและlɛ́ก่อกวนgɔ̀ɔ-guuanในnaiคาบkâap
Lately some students have started acting up because they hang out with friends who skip class and disrupt lessons.
เจ้าjâoเมืองชายแดนmeuuang chaai daenถูกtòokลงโทษlong tôhtฐานtăanเกเรgay-rayเพราะpráwรวมหัวruuam hŭuaกับgàpต่างชาติdtàang châatและláeท้าทายtáa-taaiพระราชอำนาจprá-râat-chá-am-nâatอย่างyàangเปิดเผยbpèrt pŏei
The frontier governor was punished for being adversarial, for colluding with foreign powers and openly challenging royal authority.
2VerbA2
[to] act up; [to] cause trouble
[to] behave in a way that causes trouble or disorder. Example: นักเรียนเกเร (a troublesome student)
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-doorชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เกเรgay-rayเกเรgay-ray1disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving2[to] act up; [to] cause troubleทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroomวุ่นวายwûn waaiวุ่นวายwûn waai1chaotic; disorderly; hectic2troublesome; bothersome3[to] fuss; meddle; make a fuss
The kids in the next class are unruly, making the classroom chaotic.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiมีmiiนักเรียนnák-riianเกเรgee-reeทำtamของkɔ̌ɔngในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngพังpangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàang
Yesterday a student acted up and broke many things in the classroom.
If you act unruly again, the teacher will call your guardian in to talk tomorrow.
ช่วงchûuangหลังๆlăng lăngเขาkăoเริ่มrêrmเกเรgay-rayหนีnĕeเรียนriianและláeชวนchuanเพื่อนpêuuanทำเรื่องtam rêuuangวุ่นวายwûn waaiจนjonโรงเรียนrong rianต้องdtôngเตือนdteuuanหลายlăaiครั้งkráng
Lately he has become unruly, skipping class and dragging friends into trouble to the point that the school has had to warn him multiple times.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |