แน่จริง(nâe jing)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
truly capable/formidable
Describes someone as genuinely capable, tough, brave, or skilled; often used in praise.
Examples
นักดับเพลิงnák dàp plerngนักดับเพลิงnák dàp plerngfirefighterคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แน่จริงnâe jingแน่จริงnâe jing1truly capable/formidable2challenge/taunt: if you’re really tough…มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]อาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกำลังไฟgam-lang faiกำลังไฟgam-lang fai1electrical power; wattage2power rating / power draw/outputไหม้mâiไหม้mâi1[to] burn; catch fire2[to] scorch; char; overcook
That firefighter is truly brave for daring to enter the burning building.
2InterjectionB2
challenge/taunt: if you’re really tough…
Used as a challenge or dare, often in the pattern “แน่จริงก็…,” meaning “If you’re really capable/tough, then…”.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)แน่จริงnâe jingแน่จริงnâe jing1truly capable/formidable2challenge/taunt: if you’re really tough…ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)สิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particleไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)นินทาnin-taaนินทาnin-taa1[to] gossip; backbite2gossip; backbiting3[to] slander; defame (lit.)ลับหลังláp lăngลับหลังláp lăng1behind [sb]'s back2behind [sb]'s back; in [sb]'s absence
If you're really tough, say it to my face instead of gossiping behind my back.
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แน่จริงnâe jingแน่จริงnâe jingtruly capable/formidable