เก๋ๆ
găy găyMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
stylish; chic; trendy; cool (colloquial, reduplicated)
fashionable and attractive in a smart, distinctive, or quirky way; reduplication adds a playful or emphatic tone
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหมวกmùuakหมวกmùuak1hat; cap2helmet (by extension)3classifier: ใบใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)เก๋ๆgăy găyเก๋ๆgăy găy1stylish; chic; trendy; cool (colloquial, reduplicated)2stylishly; in a chic/quirky way (colloquial)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toตลาดนัดdtà-làat nátตลาดนัดdtà-làat nátperiodic/open-air market; pop-up market
I bought a new, quirky hat from the flea market.
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This coffee shop has lots of cool and quirky photo spots.
เธอterมีmeeไอเดียai-diiaเก๋ๆgăy găyในnaiการนำgaan namของเก่าkŏng gàoมาmaaทำเป็นtam bpenของตกแต่งบ้านkŏng dtòk dtàeng bâan
She has some quirky and smart ideas for turning old items into home decorations.
ดีไซเนอร์dee-sai-nerคนนี้kon néeมีสไตล์mee sà-dtaaiการออกแบบgaan òk bàepที่têeเก๋ๆgăy găyไม่mâiซ้ำsámใครkraiโดยdoiผสมผสานpà-sŏm pà-săanความเป็นไทยkwaam bpen taiกับgàpความโมเดิร์นkwaam moh-dêrn
This designer has a distinctively quirky and unique design style, mixing Thai identity with modernity.
2AdverbB2
stylishly; in a chic/quirky way (colloquial)
in a stylish, fashionable manner; often used adverbially in casual speech or writing
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultผ้าพันคอpâa pan koผ้าพันคอpâa pan koscarf; neckerchiefมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerผูกpòokผูกpòok1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เก๋ๆgăy găyเก๋ๆgăy găy1stylish; chic; trendy; cool (colloquial, reduplicated)2stylishly; in a chic/quirky way (colloquial)
She tied a scarf in her hair in a stylish way.
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เขาkăoตกแต่งdtòk dtàengห้องนอนhông nonของเขาkŏng kăoเก๋ๆgăy găyด้วยdûuayโปสเตอร์หนังbpôht-dtêr năngเก่าๆgào gào
He decorated his bedroom stylishly with old movie posters.
เธอterสามารถsăa-mâatมิกซ์แอนด์แมตช์mík aen mátเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaธรรมดาๆtam-má-daa tam-má-daaให้ออกhâi òkมาmaaดูดีdoo deeได้dâiอย่างyàangเก๋ๆgăy găy
She can mix and match ordinary clothes to look good in a very stylish manner.
แม้máeจะjàมีงบจำกัดmee ngóp jam-gàtเขาkăoก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatดัดแปลงdàt bplaengอพาร์ตเมนต์à-pâat-ménเล็กๆlék lékของเขาkŏng kăoให้ออกhâi òkมาmaaดูดีdoo deeและláeอยู่yòoสบายsà-baaiได้dâiอย่างyàangเก๋ๆgăy găy
Despite a limited budget, he was able to stylishly modify his small apartment to look good and be comfortable.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เก๋ๆ said เก๋-เก๋?
găy găy
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
găy
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |