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1VerbB2
[to] be tipsy (slang)
to be tipsy or somewhat drunk (slang; a clipping of เมาเมาmao1motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated2drunk; intoxicated).
Examples
ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเมmeeเมmee1[to] be tipsy (slang)2tipsy (slang)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
I only had two glasses, and now I'm starting to get tipsy.
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Last night he was a bit tipsy, so he was unusually talkative.
การได้gaan dâiเมmayนิดๆnít nítกับgàpเพื่อนเก่าpêuuan gàoในnaiคืนวันศุกร์keun wan sùkถือเป็นtĕu bpenการผ่อนคลายgaan pòn-klaaiที่ดีtêe dee
Getting a little tipsy with old friends on a Friday night is a good way to relax.
พอpɔɔเริ่มrə̂əmเมmeeเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มักจะmák-jàเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangตลกdtà-lòkที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiขำkǎm
Once he starts to get tipsy, he tends to tell jokes that nobody finds funny.
2AdjectiveB2
tipsy (slang)
tipsy; somewhat drunk (slang).
Examples
ดูหน้าdoo nâaดูหน้าdoo nâa1[to] look at [sb's] face2[to] show consideration for [sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแดงๆdaeng daengแดงๆdaeng daengreddishท่าทางtâa taangท่าทางtâa taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เมmayเมmay1[to] be tipsy (slang)2tipsy (slang)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Look at his red face, he seems to be tipsy already.
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She said in a slightly tipsy voice that she wanted to go home.
His tipsy state made him unable to walk in a straight line.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangสนุกสนานsà-nùk-sà-nǎanและlɛ́เป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eengทุกคนtúk-konดูduuมีความสุขมากmii-kwaam-sùk-mâak
The atmosphere at the party was rather lively and casual; everyone looked very happy.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |