เก่งมาก

gèng-mâak

Meanings

1AdjectiveA1

very good (at [sth]); highly skilled

used to describe someone who is very good at something; highly skilled or excellent.

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan[to] cook; prepare foodเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
My mother is very good at cooking.
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เขาkǎoเล่นฟุตบอลlên-fút-bɔɔnเก่งมากgèng-mâak
He is very good at playing football.
พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnพูดpûutภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinเก่งมากgèng-mâak
My older sister is very good at speaking Chinese.
ผมpǒmคิดว่าkít-wâaคุณkunเล่นlênกีตาร์gii-dtâaเก่งมากgèng-mâak
I think you are very skilled at playing the guitar.
2InterjectionA1

well done!; great job!

an exclamation of praise used to tell someone they did very well.

Examples

วาดรูปwâat-rûupวาดรูปwâat-rûup[to] draw; [to] paint a pictureสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)เก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
You drew so beautifully. Excellent!
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ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpถูกtùukเก่งมากgèng-mâak
Correct answer! Very good!
ลูกlûukอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉจบjòpเล่มlêmแล้วlɛ́ɛoเหรอrə̌əเก่งมากgèng-mâakเลยləəi
You finished the whole book? Well done!
เธอterสอบได้sòp dâaiที่หนึ่งtêe nèungเลยloieเก่งมากgèng mâakจริงๆjing jing
You got first place on the exam. Truly excellent!

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

gèng

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelskilled; good atPart 1
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มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousvery; extremelyPart 2
เก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâakvery good (at [sth]); highly skilledvery good (at [sth]); highly skilledWord

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