แสร้ง
sɛ̂ɛngMeaning
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[to] pretend; [to] feign; [to] act as if
to pretend; to feign; to act as if. Example: แสร้งทำเป็นไม่รู้เรื่อง (pretend not to know).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแสร้งsɛ̂ɛngแสร้งsɛ̂ɛng[to] pretend; [to] feign; [to] act as ifยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughในใจnai-jaiในใจnai-jaiinwardly; to oneselfไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi-sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel ill
He pretended to smile even though he felt uneasy inside.
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เธอterแสร้งทำเป็นsâeng tam bpenไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangเพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangการตอบคำถามgaan dtòp kam tăamตรงๆdtrong dtrong
She pretended not to know in order to avoid answering directly.
ผมpǒmแสร้งsɛ̂ɛngนิ่งเฉยnîng-chə̌əiให้hâiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiทั้งที่táng-tîiกำลังgam-langฟังfangทุกtúkคำkamอย่างตั้งใจyàang-dtâng-jai
I feigned indifference to appear uninterested, even though I was listening to every word attentively.
เขาkǎoแสร้งsɛ̂ɛngขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotอย่างyàangเป็นพิธีbpen-pí-tiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangและlɛ́สายตาsǎai-dtaaกลับglàpบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมิได้mí-dâaiสำนึกsǎm-nʉ́kจริงjing
He offered a perfunctory apology, but his tone and eyes showed he wasn’t truly remorseful.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sɛ̂ɛng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |