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Thai Vocabulary: Friendly Mockery

Playfully calling out a friend's behavior without necessarily expressing real anger.

ทำเป็นเก่ง
tham bpen gèng
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-low
act like you're clever
ทำเป็นรู้
tham bpen rúu
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-high
act like you know
รู้ดีจังนะ
rúu dii jang ná
high tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4high-mid-mid-high
wow, you know everything
ฉลาดจริงๆ
chà-làat jing-jing
low tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4low-low-mid-mid
so clever
เก่งเหลือเกิน
gèng lĕua-gern
low tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3low-mid-mid
incredibly clever
เก่งนักนะ
gèng nák ná
low tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-high-high
aren't you clever
ดังใหญ่แล้วนะ
dang yài láew ná
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4high tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-low-high-high
getting famous now, huh
มีคนรู้จักเยอะนะ
mii khon rúu-jàk yér ná
mid tone — syllable 1 of 6mid tone — syllable 2 of 6high tone — syllable 3 of 6low tone — syllable 4 of 6high tone — syllable 5 of 6high tone — syllable 6 of 6mid-mid-high-low-high-high
you've got lots of admirers/contacts, huh
ดังแล้วลืมเพื่อนเลยนะ
dang láew leum phêuan loei ná
mid tone — syllable 1 of 6high tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6falling tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6high tone — syllable 6 of 6mid-high-mid-falling-mid-high
famous now, already forgot your friends, huh
ไม่ธรรมดาเลยนะ
mâi tham-má-daa loei ná
falling tone — syllable 1 of 6mid tone — syllable 2 of 6high tone — syllable 3 of 6mid tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6high tone — syllable 6 of 6falling-mid-high-mid-mid-high
you're something else
สุดยอดจริงๆ
sùt-yôt jing-jing
low tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4low-falling-mid-mid
truly amazing
เอาใหญ่เลยนะ
ao yài loei ná
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-low-mid-high
really going for it, huh
จัดเต็มเลยนะ
jàt dtem loei ná
low tone — syllable 1 of 4mid tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4low-mid-mid-high
going all out, huh
เล่นใหญ่ไปไหม
lên yài bpai mái
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4high tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-low-mid-high
aren't you being a little dramatic?
เว่อร์ไปปะ
wêr bpai bpà
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-low
isn't that a bit much?

Vocabulary (15 words)

ทำเป็นเก่ง tham bpen gèng
act like you're clever
ทำเป็นรู้ tham bpen rúu
act like you know
รู้ดีจังนะ rúu dii jang ná
wow, you know everything
ฉลาดจริงๆ chà-làat jing-jing
so clever
เก่งเหลือเกิน gèng lĕua-gern
incredibly clever
เก่งนักนะ gèng nák ná
aren't you clever
ดังใหญ่แล้วนะ dang yài láew ná
getting famous now, huh
มีคนรู้จักเยอะนะ mii khon rúu-jàk yér ná
you've got lots of admirers/contacts, huh
ดังแล้วลืมเพื่อนเลยนะ dang láew leum phêuan loei ná
famous now, already forgot your friends, huh
ไม่ธรรมดาเลยนะ mâi tham-má-daa loei ná
you're something else
สุดยอดจริงๆ sùt-yôt jing-jing
truly amazing
เอาใหญ่เลยนะ ao yài loei ná
really going for it, huh
จัดเต็มเลยนะ jàt dtem loei ná
going all out, huh
เล่นใหญ่ไปไหม lên yài bpai mái
aren't you being a little dramatic?
เว่อร์ไปปะ wêr bpai bpà
isn't that a bit much?