แอคๆ
àek-àekMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] act cool; show off
To act cool, show off, or behave in a pretentious or boastful manner (slang derived from the English word 'act')
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfแอคๆàek-àekแอคๆàek-àek[to] act cool; show offแถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverสนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
Don't act so cool around here; nobody cares.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpทำท่าtam tâaแอคๆàek-àekเวลาway-laaถ่ายรูปtàai rôopลงlongโซเชียลso-chîianเพื่อpêuuaเรียกrîakยอดไลก์yôt láikเสมอsà-mĕr
He always strikes a show-off pose when taking pictures for social media to get likes.
รุ่นพี่rûn pêeคนkonนั้นnánชอบchôpเดินdernแอคๆàek-àekเพื่อpêuuaเรียกร้องrîak róngความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiจากjàakสาวๆsăao săaoในnaiคณะká-ná
That senior likes to walk with a pretentious swagger to get attention from the girls in the faculty.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàชอบchôpทำตัวtam dtuuaแอคๆàek-àekไปbpaiบ้างbâangแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonจริงใจjing jaiและláeพึ่งพาได้pêung paa dâaiเสมอsà-mĕr
Even though he tends to act a bit pretentious sometimes, he is actually a sincere person and can always be relied on.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แอคๆ said แอค-แอค?
àek-àek
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àek
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |