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âiMeanings
1PronounB2
derogatory prefix (male-referencing)
a rude or contemptuous prefix before a man’s name or a male-referencing noun to show disrespect or anger
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นว่าhěn-wâaเห็นว่าhěn-wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)เมmeeเมmee1[to] be tipsy (slang)2tipsy (slang)ธtɔɔโกหกgoo-hòkโกหกgoo-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2lie; falsehood (uncommon as a noun)อีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คนในทีมkon-nai-tiimคนในทีมkon-nai-tiimteammate; team memberก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไว้ใจwái-jaiไว้ใจwái-jai[to] trust; rely on
When they saw that that jerk Met lied again, everyone on the team began to distrust him.
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ฉันchǎnโมโหmoo-hǒoมากmâakจนเผลอjon-plə̌əเรียกrîiakเขาkǎoว่าwâaไอ้âiเดชdèetต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaคนkonทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ng
I was so angry that I accidentally called him ‘that bastard Det’ in front of the whole room.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiเชื่อchêuuaคำพูดkam pôotของkŏngไอ้âiเนี่ยnîiaนnที่têeหาประโยชน์hăa bprà-yòhtจากjàakคนอื่นkon èunตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
Don’t believe the words of that guy who’s always taking advantage of others.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanระเบิดอารมณ์rá-bə̀ət-aa-romกลางglaangประชุมbprà-chumเรียกrîiakคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngว่าwâaไอ้âiพวกpûuakมือสมัครเล่นmʉʉ-sà-màk-lênอย่างyàangดูแคลนduu-klɛɛn
The manager exploded in the meeting, contemptuously calling the rivals ‘those amateurs.’
2NounB2
this/that damn… (insulting)
an offensive modifier before a noun to express scorn, annoyance, or hostility
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)เสียงรบกวนsĭiang róp guanเสียงรบกวนsĭiang róp guan1noise; unwanted sound2noise; interference (audio)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-doorไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannotแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I can’t stand that annoying noise from the next room anymore.
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She complained that this stupid little problem ruined her entire day.
เราraoถูกtùukไอ้âiกฎgòtไม่mâiเข้าท่าkâo-tâaนี่nîiขัดขวางkàt-kwǎangจนjonงานngaanไปต่อbpai-dtɔ̀ɔไม่ได้mâi-dâai
We were obstructed by this ridiculous rule to the point that the work couldn’t move forward.
เขาkǎoสบถsà-bòtใส่sàiไอ้âiระบบrá-bòpที่tîiล่มlômซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanกำหนดส่งgam-nòt-sòng
He cursed at that damned system that kept crashing until he had to postpone the deadline.
3NounC1
familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)
a coarse but sometimes affectionate prefix used before a person's name or designation among close friends
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightไอ้แมวâi-mɛɛoไอ้แมวâi-mɛɛothat cat; damn cat (colloq.)ข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)มาคุ้ยmaa-kúiมาคุ้ยmaa-kúi[to] come and rummage; come and dig throughถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàtrash can; garbage binอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiproperly; neatly; to completionเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Last night that darn cat next door rummaged through the trash again, so we had to clean it up ourselves.
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เวลาway-laaเม้าท์máoกับgàpเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtเราraoมักmákเรียกrîakไอ้âiเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanว่าwâaภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtลับlápแบบbàepขำkămๆ-โดยdoiไม่ได้mâi dâaiตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàหยาบคายyàap kaai
When gossiping with close friends, we casually call work stuff ‘secret missions’ in a light joking way, not intending to be rude.
ในnaiวงwongเพื่อนpêuuanมหาลัยmá-hăa-laiเราraoชอบchôpแซวsaeoไอ้âiโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkยืดเยื้อyêut yéuuaของkŏngแกgaeว่าwâaเป็นbpenซีรีส์see-rêeไม่มีmâi meeตอนจบdton jòpน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangก็gâwเล่นlênๆ-กันไปgan bpai
Among university friends, we tease your never-ending project as a series with no finale, in a playful tone.
เวลาway-laaคุยkuiกันเองgan engแบบbàepกันเองgan engมากmâakๆ-เขาkăoจะjàหลุดlùtเรียกrîakไอ้âiรองเท้าrong táaoคู่kôoนั้นnánว่าwâaตัวเต็งdtuua dtengด้วยdûuayอารมณ์aa-romขำkămๆ-ไม่ได้mâi dâaiมีmeeเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaเสียหายsĭia hăai
When chatting very informally, he’ll slip in calling those shoes ‘the front-runner’ with a joking vibe, with no ill intent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
âi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |