แอ็ก
ɛ̀kMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] pose; [to] act cool
to pose or behave in an affected, showy way to look stylish or cool; to put on an act (informal)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกล้องglɔ̂ngกล้องglɔ̂ng1camera2optical instrument (e.g., telescope, microscope, binoculars)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toแอ็กท่าɛ̀k-tâaแอ็กท่าɛ̀k-tâa[to] pose; strike a pose; act stylishlyถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When he saw the camera, he immediately started posing for a picture.
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Stop trying to act cool, nobody believes you.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแอ็กɛ̀kทำเป็นtam-bpenไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiทั้งที่táng-tîiในใจnai-jaiก็gɔ̂อยากรู้yàak-rúuเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnจะjàแย่yɛ̂ɛ
He tried to put on an act of being uninterested, even though deep down he was dying to know other people's business.
การแต่งตัวgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtuuaกับgàpการแอ็กgaan-ɛ̀kของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàได้รับdâi-rápอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponมาจากmaa-jàakดาราdaa-raaยุคyúk90
His style of dressing and acting seems to be influenced by 90s celebrities.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ɛ̀k
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 | — | — |