แรดๆ
râet-râetMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
promiscuous; brazenly flirtatious
(Informal, often derogatory) Behaving in a sexually forward, brazenly flirtatious, or wild manner, typically used to describe a woman.
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfแรดๆrâet-râetแรดๆrâet-râetpromiscuous; brazenly flirtatiousแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Why do you have to act so wild/flirtatious like that?
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเตือนdteuuanเธอterว่าwâaอย่าyàaไปbpaiทำท่าทางtam tâa taangแรดๆrâet-râetในnaiงานปาร์ตี้ngaan bpâa-dtêeเดี๋ยวdĭiaoจะjàดูdooไม่ดีmâi dee
Her friends warned her not to act so brazenly flirtatious at the party, or it would look bad.
ในnaiละครlá-konตัวร้ายdtuua ráaiมักmákจะjàเป็นbpenผู้หญิงpôo yĭngที่têeนิสัยní-săiแรดๆrâet-râetชอบchôpแย่งyâengแฟนfaenคนอื่นkon èun
In TV dramas, the villain is often a woman with a wild/sexually forward character who likes to steal other people's boyfriends.
คำว่าkam wâaแรดๆrâet-râetมักmákถูกtòokใช้cháiในnaiเชิงcherngตำหนิdtam-nìผู้หญิงpôo yĭngที่têeไม่mâiประพฤติตนbprà-prút dtonตามdtaamขนบธรรมเนียมkà-nòp tam-niiamเรื่องrêuuangความเรียบร้อยkwaam rîiap róiซึ่งsêungสะท้อนถึงsà-tón tĕungมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tăanสองsŏngด้านdâanของkŏngสังคมsăng-kom
The term 'raet-raet' is often used pejoratively for women who don't conform to traditional norms of modesty, reflecting societal double standards.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แรดๆ said แรด-แรด?
râet-râet
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
râet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |