ไอ้แก่
âi-gɛ̀ɛMeaning
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old man [insult]; old geezer; old fart
a rude, offensive term used to address or refer to an old man; similar to “old geezer” or “old fart.”
Examples
ไอ้แก่âi gàeไอ้แก่âi gàeold man [insult]; old geezer; old fartข้างบ้านkâang bâanข้างบ้านkâang bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dangส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dang[to] make a loud noise; be noisyตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodน่ารำคาญnâa ram-kaanน่ารำคาญnâa ram-kaanannoying; bothersomeจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
The old geezer next door likes to make loud noises at night. It's really annoying.
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เธอtəəไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเรียกrîiakคุณปู่kun-bpùuแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánนะnáถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàโกรธgròotแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiก็gɔ̂ห้ามhâamเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaไอ้แก่âi-gɛ̀ɛ
You shouldn't call your grandpa that. No matter how angry you are, you must not call him an 'old fart'.
ผมpǒmได้ยินdâi-yinเขาkǎoบ่นbònพึมพำpʉm-pamว่าwâaเมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiไอ้แก่âi-gɛ̀ɛนั่นnânจะjàเกษียณgà-sǐianซะทีsá-tiiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเจ้านายjâo-naaiเดินผ่านdəən-pàanไปbpai
I heard him mutter, 'When is that old geezer finally going to retire?' as the boss walked past.
การที่gaan-tîiคนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiบางคนbaang-konมองmɔɔngผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangไอ้แก่âi-gɛ̀ɛที่tîiน่ารำคาญnâa-ram-kaanสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngปัญหาbpan-hǎaความไม่เคารพkwaam-mâi-kao-rópซึ่งกันและกันsʉ̂ng-gan-lɛ́-ganในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
The fact that some younger people view the elderly as just annoying 'old farts' reflects a problem of mutual disrespect in society.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)derogatory prefix (male-referencing)Part 1
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ไอ้แก่âi-gɛ̀ɛไอ้แก่âi-gɛ̀ɛold man [insult]; old geezer; old fartold man [insult]; old geezer; old fartWord