แอ๊บ
ɛ́ɛpMeaning
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[to] pretend; [to] act fake
to pretend, fake, or put on an act, often to appear cute, innocent, or to hide one's true identity or feelings (slang)
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แอ๊บɛ́ɛpแอ๊บɛ́ɛp[to] pretend; [to] act fakeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] not understand; be clueless; not know what's going on2incomprehensible; unintelligible; not make senseอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
She likes to pretend that she doesn't know anything at all.
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When in front of adults, he always puts on an act of being polite and neat.
ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแอ๊บแบ๊วɛ́ɛp-bɛ́ɛoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเอ็นดูen-duu
That celebrity tries to act cute and innocent so that the fans will adore her.
เขาkǎoแอ๊บɛ́ɛpแมนmɛɛnมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtจนกระทั่งjon-grà-tângเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaเขาkǎoมีmiiแฟนfɛɛnเป็นbpenผู้ชายpûu-chaai
He had been pretending to be straight the whole time until his friends found out he had a boyfriend.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
ɛ́ɛp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |