เฟก
fêekMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
fake; counterfeit
fake; counterfeit; not genuine (loanword from English)
Examples
นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2o'clock; time of day3classifier: เรือนเรือนrʉʉanเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเฟกfêekเฟกfêek1fake; counterfeit2[to] fake; [to] pretend
This watch is a fake.
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Don't believe those photos; they are all fake.
This bag looks very fake; it's probably not authentic.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแชร์chɛɛเสมอsà-mə̌əเพราะprɔ́เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiมีmiiแอคɛ̀ɛkเคkeeาต์bàatเฟกfêekเยอะมากyə́-mâak
We must always verify information before sharing because there are a lot of fake accounts nowadays.
2VerbB1
[to] fake; [to] pretend
to fake; to pretend; to feign
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ป่วยbpùaiป่วยbpùai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asเฟกfêhkเฟกfêhk1fake; counterfeit2[to] fake; [to] pretend
He is not really sick. He is just faking it.
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เธอterไม่ต้องmâi dtôngเฟกfêhkทำเป็นtam bpenโอเคo-kayก็ได้gôr dâaiถ้าtâaจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoกำลังgam-langเศร้าsâo
You don't have to fake being okay if you are actually sad.
ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánชอบchɔ̂ɔpเฟกfêekต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaกล้องglɔ̂ngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápรักrák
That celebrity likes to fake it in front of the cameras so the fans will love him.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเฟกfêekความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kมากmâakแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛภาษากายpaa-sǎa-gaaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ปิดบังbpìt-bangความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonไว้wáiไม่mâiมิดmít
No matter how much he tried to fake his feelings, his body language couldn't hide his anxiety.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fêek
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |