แอ๊บๆ
áep áepMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] act cute; [to] pretend
to pretend to be innocent, naive, or cute; to conceal one's true nature or feelings (slang)
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ใสซื่อsăi sêuใสซื่อsăi sêuinnocent; naiveหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asแอ๊บๆáep áepแอ๊บๆáep áep1[to] act cute; [to] pretend2fake; acting innocentไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอย่างนั้นyàang nánอย่างนั้นyàang nán1like that; in that way2that kind (pronoun)3that kind of; such4then; in that caseเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
She's not innocent; she's just pretending to be.
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ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngมาmaaแอ๊บๆáep áepทำเป็นtam bpenไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangเลยloieฉันchănรู้rúuความจริงkwaam jingหมดแล้วmòt láew
Don't pretend to be innocent and clueless; I know the whole truth.
ตอนdtonถูกtòokจับได้jàp dâiเขาkăoก็gâwแอ๊บๆáep áepทำหน้าtam nâaซื่อsêuเหมือนmĕuuanไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangอะไรà-raiเลยloie
When caught, he pretended to be innocent, making a naive face as if he knew nothing.
ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánต่อหน้าdtò nâaกล้องglâwngก็gâwแอ๊บๆáep áepไปbpaiงั้นngánแหละlàeแต่dtàeคนวงในkon wong naiรู้ดีróo deeว่าwâaเธอterร้ายกาจráai gàatแค่ไหนkâe năi
That actress just pretends to be cute and innocent in front of the camera, but insiders know well how vicious she is.
2AdjectiveB2
fake; acting innocent
appearing fake, unnatural, or pretending to be innocent and cute
Examples
เสียงพูดsĭiang pûutเสียงพูดsĭiang pûut1speaking voice2speech sound/signalของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)แอ๊บๆáep áepแอ๊บๆáep áep1[to] act cute; [to] pretend2fake; acting innocentไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châatเป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châat1natural; unforced; unaffected2naturally; in an unforced wayเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Her speaking voice sounds fake and unnatural.
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I don't like his fake-cute smile at all; it doesn't look sincere.
การgaanแสดงท่าทางsà-daeng tâa taangแอ๊บๆáep áepของkŏngเธอterทำให้tam hâiหลายคนlăai konรู้สึกrúu-sèukหมั่นไส้màn sâiมากกว่าmâak gwàaเอ็นดูen doo
Her unnaturally cute behavior makes many people feel annoyed rather than fond of her.
ภาพถ่ายpâap tàaiเซ็ตsétนี้néeเธอterโพสท่าpóht tâaดูdooแอ๊บๆáep áepเกินไปgern bpaiจนjonสูญเสียsŏon sĭiaความเป็นตัวเองkwaam bpen dtuua eng
In this photo set, she posed in an overly fake-cute way to the point of losing her own identity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แอ๊บๆ said แอ๊บ-แอ๊บ?
áep áep
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 markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
áep
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 | — | — |