แม่ง
mɛ̂ɛngMeanings
1InterjectionB1
damn; shit (vulgar slang)
A common, vulgar slang word used to express frustration, annoyance, or to add emphasis, similar to "damn" or "shit" in English.
Examples
แม่งmɛ̂ɛngแม่งmɛ̂ɛng1damn; shit (vulgar slang)2damn; fucking (vulgar intensifier)3he; she; it; they; that bastard (vulgar slang)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกุญแจห้องgun-jɛɛ-hɔ̂ngกุญแจห้องgun-jɛɛ-hɔ̂ngroom keyอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)
Damn! I forgot the room key again.
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Shit! In a traffic jam like this, I'll definitely be late for work.
I can't find my phone... Damn, where did it go?
แม่งmɛ̂ɛngอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaทำงานtam-ngaanมาmaaทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnพอจะpɔɔ-jàเซฟséepไฟล์faiคอมkɔmก็gɔ̂ค้างkáangไปเลยbpai-ləəi
Damn it, I stayed up working all night, and just as I was about to save, the computer froze.
2AdverbB2
damn; fucking (vulgar intensifier)
A vulgar slang intensifier used to add strong emphasis to a statement, similar to 'damn' or 'fucking' in English.
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แม่งmɛ̂ɛngแม่งmɛ̂ɛng1damn; shit (vulgar slang)2damn; fucking (vulgar intensifier)3he; she; it; they; that bastard (vulgar slang)สนุกมากsà-nùk-mâakสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâakvery funเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
This movie is damn fun, you have to go see it.
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วันนี้wan néeรถrótแม่งmâengติดdtìtสุดๆsùt sùtกว่าจะgwàa jàถึงบ้านtĕung bâanได้dâiเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-mohng
The traffic today was fucking awful; it took over an hour to get home.
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaจะjàทำtamไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ทำtamสำเร็จsǎm-rètจนได้jon-dâaiแม่งmɛ̂ɛngโคตรดีkôot-diiใจjaiเลยləəi
At first, I thought I couldn't do it, but in the end, I managed to succeed. I'm so damn happy.
อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaมาmaaเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaจริงjingกลับglàpลืมlʉʉmหมดmòtเลยləəiแม่งmɛ̂ɛngเฟลfleeว่ะwâ
I went to the trouble of preparing so well, but when the time came, I forgot everything. What a damn fail.
3PronounC1
he; she; it; they; that bastard (vulgar slang)
A vulgar third-person pronoun referring to a person or thing, often expressing contempt or annoyance.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showแม่งmɛ̂ɛngแม่งmɛ̂ɛng1damn; shit (vulgar slang)2damn; fucking (vulgar intensifier)3he; she; it; they; that bastard (vulgar slang)ไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)โทรมาtoo-maaโทรมาtoo-maa[to] call (here); phone (to me/us/this place)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
I already told that bastard not to call me again.
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เห็นhĕnแม่งmâengทำเป็นไม่รู้ไม่ชี้tam bpen mâi rúu mâi chéeตอนที่dton têeหัวหน้าhŭua nâaถามtăamทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeเป็นbpenคนkonทำtamผิดเองpìt eng
I saw that jerk pretend not to know anything when the boss asked, even though he was the one who made the mistake.
สุดท้ายsùt táaiแม่งmâengก็gâwเลือกlêuuakที่จะtêe jàเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtคนเดียวkon diiaoทิ้งtíngให้hâiพวกเราpûuak raoรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpกันไปgan bpai
In the end, that bastard chose to save his own skin, leaving the rest of us to take responsibility.
ไม่น่าmâi nâaไปไว้bpai wáiใจjaiแม่งmâengตั้งdtângแต่แรกdtàe râekเลยloieบทเรียนbòt riianราคาแพงraa-kaa paengจริงๆjing jingที่têeโดนdohnคนใกล้ตัวkon glâi dtuuaหักหลังhàk lăngแบบนี้bàep née
I never should have trusted that jerk from the start. It's a truly expensive lesson to be betrayed like this by someone close to you.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɛ̂ɛng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |