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kǎi-sʉ̌ʉMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] feign ignorance; [to] play dumb
to pretend not to know something; to feign ignorance or innocence
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifไขสือkǎi-sʉ̌ʉไขสือkǎi-sʉ̌ʉ[to] feign ignorance; [to] play dumbเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)
You don't need to pretend not to know at all. I know you were the one who broke the glass.
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พอpɔɔถูกtùukถามtǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินngənที่tîiหายไปhǎai-bpaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำtamไขสือkǎi-sʉ̌ʉเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
When asked about the missing money, he feigned ignorance as if he didn't know anything at all.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรู้rúuความจริงkwaam-jingทั้งtángหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàทำtamไขสือkǎi-sʉ̌ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangปัญหาbpan-hǎa
Even though he knew the whole truth, he still chose to feign ignorance to avoid problems.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatมีmiiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanชัดเจนchát-jeenแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaยังคงyang-kongทำtamไขสือkǎi-sʉ̌ʉและlɛ́ปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetทุกtúkข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎa
The police have clear evidence, but the suspect still feigns ignorance and denies all charges.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |