แกล้ง(glâeng)
Meanings
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
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offแกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เสียใจsĭia jaiเสียใจsĭia jai1[to] be sad; feel sorry2[to] regret3my condolences
Don’t tease your friend; he will be upset.
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
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileทั้งที่táng têeทั้งที่táng têe1although; even though2despite; in spite ofในใจnai jaiในใจnai jai1inwardly; to oneself2inwardly; internallyไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel ill
He pretended to smile even though he felt uneasy inside.
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
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; await
He deliberately came late so that everyone would wait.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทำเป็นtam bpenทำเป็นtam bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as if
- [to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)
- [to] pretend; feign; act as if
เสแสร้งsăe-sâengเสแสร้งsăe-sâeng1[to] pretend; feign2insincere; affected
- [to] pretend; feign
- insincere; affected
หลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] tease; prank; startle; spook3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)
- [to] deceive; cheat; trick
- [to] tease; prank; startle; spook
- fake; sham; counterfeit
- [to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)
รังแกrang gaeรังแกrang gae[to] bully; mistreat; pick on
[to] bully; mistreat; pick on
อำamอำam[to] joke with [sb]; [to] tease [sb]; [to] kid [sb]
[to] joke with [sb]; [to] tease [sb]; [to] kid [sb]
Word Breakdown
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แกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank