แก
gɛɛMeanings
1PronounA2
you (familiar)
an informal second-person pronoun used with peers or close acquaintances; can sound impolite in formal contexts
Examples
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Are you free today? Let’s go watch a movie.
If you’re done with work, give me a call.
แกgɛɛช่วยchûuaiส่งsòngไฟล์faiเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiให้เราhâi-raoทีtiiจะjàรีวิวrii-wiuให้hâiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งsòngหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa
Could you send me that file? I’ll review it before submitting to the boss.
Darling, will you be home late today? I’ll wait so we can eat together.
Honey, drive carefully, okay? It’s raining and the road is slippery.
แกgɛɛไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngกังวลgang-wonหรอกrɔ̀kเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเราraoช่วยchûuaiจัดการjàt-gaanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtให้hâiเองeeng
Don’t worry, dear. I’ll take care of all the paperwork for us.
ถ้าtâaแกgɛɛเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiก็gɔ̂พักก่อนpák-gɔ̀ɔnเถอะtə̀เดี๋ยวค่อยdǐiao-kɔ̂iคุยkuiเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháo
If you’re tired, take a rest first, love. We can talk about work tomorrow morning.
2PronounA2
he; she (familiar)
an informal third-person pronoun for someone known to the speaker; tone depends on relationship and context
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แกgaeแกgae1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatคลินิกklee-nìkคลินิกklee-nìk1clinic; medical facility2skills clinic; focused workshopจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)เร็วๆreo reoเร็วๆreo reo1quickly; fast; hurry2hurry up!นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Yesterday I met that doctor; he said his clinic will open soon.
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เจอjəəพี่ตู่pîi-dtùuที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatแกgɛɛยังyangชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoขายkǎaiเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
I met P’Tu at the market; she still likes cooking food to sell as usual.
พี่เอกpîi-èekไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtแกgɛɛฝากfàakบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàโทรหาtoo-hǎaคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi
Ek went to work upcountry; he asked me to tell you he’ll call tonight.
ยายyaaiเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangวัยสาวwai-sǎaoให้hâiฟังfangแกgɛɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaสมัยsà-mǎiนั้นnánเดินไปdəən-bpaiโรงเรียนroong-riianไกลglaiมากmâak
Grandma told me about her youth; she said back then she had to walk very far to school.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
gɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |