แกล้ง
glɛ̂ɛngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank
to deliberately do something to annoy, bother, make fun of, or play a prank on someone; to pick on or bully
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)แกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เสียใจsǐia-jaiเสียใจsǐia-jai1[to] be sad; feel sorry2[to] regret3my condolences
Don’t tease your friend; he will be upset.
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พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngน้องnɔ́ɔngในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngจนjonเขาkǎoไม่mâiอยากyàakมาmaaโรงเรียนroong-riian
They like to pick on the younger student in the class until he doesn’t want to come to school.
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoฉันchǎnทำให้tam-hâiไปbpaiเข้าแถวkâo-tɛ̌ɛoสายsǎai
This morning my friend played a prank by hiding my shoes, making me late for the assembly.
ครูkruuเตือนdteuuanว่าwâaถ้าtâaใครkraiแกล้งglâengคนอื่นkon èunซ้ำsámๆ-จะjàถูกtòokทำtamทัณฑ์tanบนbonและláeแจ้งjâengผู้ปกครองpôo bpòk-krong
The teacher warned that anyone who repeatedly bullies others will receive a conduct warning and their guardians will be notified.
2VerbB1
[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake
to act as though something is true when it is not; to feign or fake a feeling or state
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughในใจnai-jaiในใจnai-jaiinwardly; to oneselfไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi-sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel ill
He pretended to smile even though he felt uneasy inside.
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ฉันchănแกล้งทำเป็นglâeng tam bpenไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangเพื่อpêuuaเลี่ยงlîangการตอบคำถามgaan dtòp kam tăamยากyâakๆ-
I pretended not to know in order to avoid answering difficult questions.
เธอtəəแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngป่วยbpùuaiในnaiวันที่wan-tîiมีmiiการนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əงานngaanเพราะprɔ́ยังyangเตรียมdtriiamไม่mâiเสร็จsèt
She feigned illness on the day of the presentation because she wasn’t prepared.
นักการทูตnák-gaan-tûutแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngตีความdtii-kwaamคำพูดkam-pûutคลุมเครือklum-krʉʉaเป็นกลางbpen-glaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛng
The diplomat feigned a neutral interpretation of the ambiguous remarks to avoid conflict.
3VerbB1
[to] do on purpose; deliberately
to do something intentionally or deliberately, often used before another verb to show the action is on purpose
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; await
He deliberately came late so that everyone would wait.
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เธอtəəแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngไม่mâiรับสายráp-sǎaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการgaanคุยkuiเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaan
She intentionally didn't pick up the phone to avoid talking about work.
I purposely kept quiet to hear what they would say next.
เขาkǎoแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngตอบdtɔ̀ɔpกำกวมgam-guuamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngคู่เจรจาkûu-jee-rá-jaa
He intentionally answered ambiguously to observe the counterpart's reaction.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glɛ̂ɛng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank[to] tease; pick on; bully; prankWord