เก้ๆ(gây gây)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

awkward; hesitant; ill at ease

feeling or acting awkward, shy, or hesitant; lacking confidence or fluency (reduplicated form, often written เก้ๆเก้ๆgây gâyawkward; hesitant; ill at ease กังๆกังๆgang gang[sound of a bell/gong])

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua1[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneself2[to] act like; present oneself as; make oneself out to beเก้ๆgây gâyเก้ๆgây gâyawkward; hesitant; ill at easeกังๆgang gangกังๆgang gang[sound of a bell/gong]ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเยอะๆyér-yérเยอะๆyér-yér1a lot; in large amounts (colloquial, emphatic)2many; numerous (colloquial, emphatic)
He acts awkward when he's around a lot of people.

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