แดร๊ก
drɛ́ɛkMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] eat; [to] devour
to eat, consume, or devour (highly informal, slang, or vulgar)
Examples
กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)กูguuกูguuI; me (very informal/rude)แดร๊กdrɛ́ɛkแดร๊กdrɛ́ɛk[to] eat; [to] devourเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngaiได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngai1how is that possible?; how come?2how could (someone) ...?; in what way ...?
The food is terrible, how do you expect me to eat it?
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เดือนนี้deuuan néeเงินเดือนngern deuuanหมดแล้วmòt láewสงสัยsŏng săiสิ้นเดือนsîn deuuanคงkongต้องdtôngแดร๊กdráekมาม่าmaa-mâaแทนtaenข้าวkâaoแน่ๆnâe nâe
My salary is gone this month; I guess at the end of the month I'll definitely have to eat instant noodles instead of rice.
มึงmeungจะjàบ่นbònอะไรà-raiนักหนาnák năaวะwáรีบๆrêep rêepแดร๊กdráekเข้าไปkâo bpaiเถอะtòeเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก็gâwไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanสายsăaiหรอกròk
What are you complaining so much about? Just hurry up and eat it, or we'll be late for work.
อาหารaa-hăanหรูrŏoราคาแพงraa-kaa paengขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeต่อให้dtòr hâiเอามาao maaประเคนbprà-kaynตรงหน้าdtrong nâaกูgooว่าwâaคนจนkon jonๆ-อย่างyàangพวกเราpûuak raoก็gâwคงไม่kong mâiมีปัญญาmee bpan-yaaแดร๊กdráekหรอกròk
Even if this expensive, luxurious food were offered right in front of us, I don't think poor people like us could afford to eat it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ดร, the first consonant ด sets the class.
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
drɛ́ɛk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |