แก๋ว
gɛ̌ɛoMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
awesome; excellent
awesome, excellent, or perfect (a popular slang word, originally from the Isan dialect, used to express strong approval or satisfaction)
Examples
รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแก๋วgɛ̌ɛoแก๋วgɛ̌ɛoawesome; excellentมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The taste of papaya salad at this restaurant, I tell you, is absolutely awesome.
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The work you submitted today is absolutely perfect.
ถ้าtâaเราraoได้dâaiไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeช่วงchûuangวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoนี้níiคงจะkong-jàแก๋วgɛ̌ɛoไม่น้อยmâi-nɔ́ɔiเลยləəiนะná
If we get to go to the beach during this long holiday, it would be pretty awesome.
แผนการตลาดpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dtà-làatที่tîiคุณkunเสนอsà-nə̌əมาmaaเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíiมันmanแก๋วgɛ̌ɛoมากmâakน่าจะnâa-jàช่วยchûuaiเพิ่มยอดpə̂əm-yɔ̂ɔtขายkǎaiได้dâaiเยอะyə́
The marketing plan you just proposed is excellent; it should help increase sales a lot.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
gɛ̌ɛo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |