In this lesson, I’ll show you how to STOP using “มาก mâak” for VERY & upgrade your Thai vocabulary. By avoiding this one little word as much as you can, you’ll be forced to get more creative and activate other more interesting & impressive Thai words instead! ?
Intensify like a Native Thai
- Very sweet
หวาน /wǎan/ = sweet
เจี๊ยบ /jíab/ = very
หวานเจี๊ยบ /wǎan jíab/ = very sweet
เค้กชิ้นนี้หวานเจี๊ยบ /Cake chín níi wǎan jíab/
This cake is very sweet.
2. Very sour
เปรี้ยว /bprîao/ = Sour
จี๊ด /jíid/ = very
เปรี้ยวจี๊ด /bprîao jíid/ = very sour
ส้มตำเปรี้ยวจี๊ด /sôm-dtam bprîao jíid/
Papaya salad is very sour.
3. Very salty
เค็ม /kem/ = Salty
ปี๋ /bpǐi/ = very
เค็มปี๋ /kem bpǐi/ = very salty
น้ำปลาเค็มปี๋ /náam-bplaa kem bpǐi/
Fish sauce is very salty.
4. Very bitter
ขม /kǒm/ Bitter
ปี๋ /bpǐi/ = very
ขมปี๋ /kǒm bpǐi/ = very bitter
ยาเม็ดนี้ขมปี๋
/yaa méd níi kǒm bpǐi/
This pill is very bitter.
5. So white
ขาว/ kǎao/ = White
จั๊วะ /júa/ = very
ขาวจั๊วะ /kǎao júa/ = so white
ผู้หญิงคนนี้ขาวจั๊วะ /pûu-yǐng kon níi kǎao júa/
This woman’s skin is so white.
*For Thai people, this is a compliment.
6. Bright red
แดง /daaeng/ = Red
แจ๊ด /jáaed/ = very
แดงแจ๊ด /daaeng jáaed/ = So red
เค้าทาลิปสีแดงแจ๊ด
/káo taa líp sǐi daaeng jáaed/
She is wearing a bright red lipstick.
7. So green
เขียว /Kǐaow/ = Green
ปี๋ /bpǐi/ = very
ครูแพรทาเล็บสีเขียวปี๋ /Kruu Pear taa lép sǐi kǐaw bpǐi/
Teacher Pear painted her so green.
8. Very yellow
เหลือง / lŭeang/ = Yellow
อ๋อย /ǒoi/ = very
เค้าใส่เสื้อสีเหลืองอ๋อย /káo sài sûa sǐi lŭeang ǒoi/
She/He is wearing a very bright yellow shirt.
9. Pitch black
ดำ /dam/ = Black
ปี๋ /bpǐi/ = very
ผมของแอนนาสีดำปี๋ /pǒm kǒng Anna sǐi dam bpǐi/
Anna’s hair is pitch black.
10. สว่างจ้า /sa-wàang jâa/
Super bright.
11. มืดตึ๊ดตื๊อ /mûed dtúed-dtǔue/
Super dark.
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