เก้อ
gə̂əMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
embarrassed; abashed; awkward
Feeling shy, self-conscious, or at a loss due to an awkward or unexpected situation.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำหน้าtam nâaทำหน้าtam nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneเก้อgêrเก้อgêr1embarrassed; abashed; awkward2[to] be at a loss; be left hangingๆ-เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เรียกชื่อผิดrîiak chêu pìtเรียกชื่อผิดrîiak chêu pìt[to] call [sb] by the wrong name
He looked awkward when the teacher called him by the wrong name.
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พอpɔɔฉันchǎnทักtákคนkonผิดpìtฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเก้อgə̂əจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipเดินหนีdəən-nǐi
After I greeted the wrong person, I felt so self-conscious that I had to quickly walk away.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánยืนyʉʉnเก้อgə̂əอยู่yùuกลางglaangเวทีwee-tiiเพราะprɔ́ลืมบทlʉʉm-bòtพูดpûutของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
That child stood awkwardly on the stage because he forgot his lines.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumเริ่มrə̂əmเก้อเขินgə̂ə-kə̌ənเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaประธานบริษัทbprà-taan-bɔɔ-rí-sàtพูดpûutติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkที่tîiไม่mâiตลกdtà-lòkเลยləəiสักนิดsàk-nít
The atmosphere in the meeting room became awkward when the company president told a joke that wasn't the least bit funny.
2VerbB1
[to] be at a loss; be left hanging
To be put in an awkward spot or left without a clear next step, often after plans fall through.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)โรงหนังroong-nǎngโรงหนังroong-nǎngmovie theater; cinemaแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเก้อgə̂əเก้อgə̂ə1embarrassed; abashed; awkward2[to] be at a loss; be left hanging
I waited for him in front of the cinema, but he didn't come, so I was left waiting for nothing.
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เตรียมdtriiamของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnมาเซอร์ไพรส์maa-səə-práiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไม่อยู่mâi-yùuบ้านbâanเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngหิ้วhîuของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnกลับบ้านglàp-bâanเก้อgə̂əเลยləəi
I prepared a gift to surprise my friend, but they weren't home, so I was left to carry the gift back home for nothing.
พวกเราpûuak-raoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngกลับบ้านglàp-bâanเก้อgə̂ə
We planned a trip to the sea, but when we arrived, it was raining heavily, so we had to return home for nothing.
นักลงทุนnák-long-tunที่tîiคาดหวังkâat-wǎngว่าwâaหุ้นhûnจะjàขึ้นkʉ̂nกลับglàpต้องdtɔ̂ngผิดหวังpìt-wǎngเก้อgə̂əเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaตลาดdtà-làatปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaลงในlong-naiแดนdɛɛnลบlópอย่างไม่คาดคิดyàang-mâi-kâat-kít
Investors who expected the stock to rise were left disappointed when the market unexpectedly closed in negative territory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gə̂ə
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |