แม่คุณ(mâe kun)
Meanings
1NounB1
sweetheart; my dear
an affectionate term used to address a woman or a girl, such as a sweetheart, daughter, or younger female
Examples
ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkจ๊ะjáจ๊ะjá1polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)2yes?; what is it? (friendly response)แม่คุณmâe kunแม่คุณmâe kun1sweetheart; my dear2young lady; missของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)
Are you tired from working, my sweetheart?
2NounB2
young lady; miss
a term used to address a woman or a girl with mild exasperation, pleading, or sarcasm
Examples
โธ่tôhโธ่tôh[!] Oh no!; Oh dear!; Aw!; Come on!แม่คุณmâe kunแม่คุณmâe kun1sweetheart; my dear2young lady; missจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ถึงไหนtĕung năiถึงไหนtĕung năi1how far?; where to?2to what extent?คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)หมดแล้วmòt láewหมดแล้วmòt láewall gone; finished; sold out
Oh, for heaven's sake! How long are you going to take to dress up? Everyone else is waiting.
Word Breakdown
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แม่คุณmâe kunแม่คุณmâe kunsweetheart; my dear