เท็จ(tét)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
false; untrue
not true; contrary to fact
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเท็จtétเท็จtét1false; untrue2false; fraudulent (formal)อย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrngอย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrng1don't ... yet; hold off (for now)2Wait! Not yet.เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)
That rumor is false; don’t believe it yet.
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)3testimony; witness statementให้การhâi gaanให้การhâi gaan1[to] testify; give a statement2[to] state; provide an account (formal)เท็จtétเท็จtét1false; untrue2false; fraudulent (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarchทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police caseซับซ้อนsáp sónซับซ้อนsáp són1complex; complicated2intricate; involvedขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
The witness gave false testimony in court, making the case immediately more complicated.