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Thai Vocabulary: Listening for Emphasis

Hear how Thai speakers use repetition, particles, and stress to make words stand out

มาก
mâak
falling tonefalling
Adjective; Adverb
very, much, many, a lot, numerous
Remember it by
mock

A tiny person stands beside an absurdly enormous mountain of objects and reacts to how much there is.

มากๆ
mâak-mâak
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
very / a lot
จริงๆ
jing-jing
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
Adv. phrase
really, truly, actually
สุดๆ
sùt-sùt
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
extremely
นิดเดียว
nít-diao
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
just a little
เลย
loei
mid tonemid
Adverb; Particle
completely, totally, very, indeed, so, [sentence-final particle adding emphasis or indicating consequence]
มากเลย
mâak loei
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
very much / really
โคตร
khôot
falling tonefalling
extremely — vulgar/casual
อย่างมาก
yàang-mâak
low tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2low-falling
adverb
greatly, very much, at most
สุดท้าย
sùt-tháai
low tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2low-high
adjective
last, final

Vocabulary (10 words)

มาก mâak
very, much, many, a lot, numerous
มากๆ mâak-mâak
very / a lot
จริงๆ jing-jing
really, truly, actually
สุดๆ sùt-sùt
extremely
นิดเดียว nít-diao
just a little
เลย loei
completely, totally, very, indeed, so, [sentence-final particle adding emphasis or indicating consequence]
มากเลย mâak loei
very much / really
โคตร khôot
extremely — vulgar/casual
อย่างมาก yàang-mâak
greatly, very much, at most
สุดท้าย sùt-tháai
last, final