เท็จ
tétMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
false; untrue
not true; contrary to fact
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เท็จtétเท็จtét1false; untrue2false; fraudulent (formal)อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ng1don't ... yet; hold off (for now)2Wait! Not yet.เชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)
That rumor is false; don’t believe it yet.
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The information in this post is untrue and misleads people.
เขาkǎoยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaตัวเลขdtuua-lêekที่tîiแพร่prɛ̂ɛกันganอยู่yùuนั้นnánเท็จtétไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกับgàpความจริงkwaam-jing
He confirmed that the numbers being circulated are false and do not match the facts.
คำกล่าวอ้างkam-glàao-âangดังกล่าวdang-glàaoพิสูจน์pí-sùutได้dâaiว่าwâaเท็จtétเมื่อเทียบกับmʉ̂ʉa-tîiap-gàpหลักฐานเชิงประจักษ์làk-tǎan-chəəng-bprà-jàk
The claim is proven false when compared with empirical evidence.
2AdjectiveB2
false; fraudulent (formal)
intended to deceive; involving falsification or lying, often in legal or formal contexts (e.g., false testimony)
Examples
พยานpá-yaanพยานpá-yaan1witness (person)2witness (in court)3evidence; proofให้การhâi-gaanให้การhâi-gaan[to] testify; give a statementเท็จtétเท็จtét1false; untrue2false; fraudulent (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คดีká-diiคดีká-diilegal case; lawsuitซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔncomplex; complicatedขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The witness gave false testimony in court, making the case immediately more complicated.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukตั้งข้อหาdtâng-kɔ̂ɔ-hǎaแจ้งความjɛ̂ɛng-kwaamเท็จtétเพราะprɔ́จงใจjong-jaiให้hâiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunผิดpìtแก่gɛ̀ɛตำรวจdtam-rùuat
He was charged with filing a false report because he intentionally gave incorrect information to the police.
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanที่tîiปลอมbplɔɔmลายเซ็นlaai-senถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenหลักฐานlàk-tǎanเท็จtétและlɛ́อาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการgaanเพิกถอนpə̂ək-tɔ̌ɔnสัญญาsǎn-yaa
A document with a forged signature is considered false evidence and may lead to the contract being revoked.
ทนายtá-naaiยื่นคำร้องyʉ̂ʉn-kam-rɔ́ɔngคัดค้านkát-káanถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamเท็จtétของkɔ̌ɔngคู่ความkûu-kwaamโดยdooiอ้างว่าâang-wâaมีmiiเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaหลอกลวงlɔ̀ɔk-luuangศาลsǎan
The lawyer filed a motion to oppose the opposing party’s false statements, claiming an intent to deceive the court.
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 vowelEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tét
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 | — | — |