เคอะ
kə́Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
awkward; clumsy; inept
awkward or clumsy in manner or behavior; lacking practical ease or competence
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำท่าทางtam tâa taangทำท่าทางtam tâa taang1[to] gesture; make gestures2[to] act as if; strike a poseเคอะkérเคอะkér1awkward; clumsy; inept2polite particle (slang)ๆ-เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toพูดคุยpôot kuiพูดคุยpôot kui1[to] talk; chat2[to] discussกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)คนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâastranger
He acts somewhat awkwardly when he has to talk to strangers.
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เธอtəəจับjàpช้อนส้อมchɔ́ɔn-sɔ̂ɔmอย่างyàangเคอะเขินkə́-kə̌ənเพราะprɔ́ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiกินginอาหารฝรั่งaa-hǎan-fà-ràngมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
She held the cutlery awkwardly because she had never eaten Western food before.
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเคอะเขินkə́-kə̌ənอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanถามtǎamถึงtʉ̌ngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแฟนเก่าfɛɛn-gào
The young man felt visibly awkward when asked by his colleagues about his ex-girlfriend.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiท่าทีtâa-tiiเคอะเขินkə́-kə̌ənในตอนแรกnai-dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatนำเสนองานnam-sà-nə̌ə-ngaanหน้าnâaห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumได้dâaiอย่างราบรื่นyàang-râap-rʉ̂ʉn
Although he had an awkward demeanor at first, he was ultimately able to present his work smoothly in front of the meeting room.
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polite particle (slang)
a playful or slang variation of the female polite particle 'ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, short response)2polite particle (female, statement)' used at the end of sentences
Examples
ได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … nowเคอะkə́เคอะkə́1awkward; clumsy; inept2polite particle (slang)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …หนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)จัดการjàt-gaanจัดการjàt-gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organizeเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Sure thing! I'll take care of this matter for you.
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แหมmɛ̌ɛวันนี้wan-níiแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaสวยsǔuaiเชียวchiiaoนะnáเคอะkə́จะjàไปbpaiออกเดตɔ̀ɔk-dèetที่ไหนtîi-nǎiหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
Wow, you're dressed so beautifully today. Are you going on a date anywhere?
คุณkunพี่pêeจะjàรีบร้อนrêep rónไปไหนbpai năiนักหนาnák năaเคอะkérแวะพักwá pákดื่มน้ำdèum námเย็นๆyen yenก่อนgònดีdeeไหมmăi
Where are you rushing to in such a hurry, sister? Wouldn't it be good to stop and have some cold water first?
ถึงtʉ̌ngปากbpàakจะjàบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่เป็นไรmâi-bpen-raiแต่dtɛ̀ɛในใจnai-jaiนี่nîiคงkongร้อนรุ่มrɔ́ɔn-rûmเลยləəiสิsìเคอะkə́
Even though your mouth says it's fine, in your heart you're probably burning up, aren't you?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kə́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 2
เคอะkə́เคอะkə́awkward; clumsy; ineptawkward; clumsy; ineptWord