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Reduplication of Monosyllabic and Disyllabic Adjectives in Thai Language

Updated: Mar 28, 2022

Reduplication has long been an area of significant linguistic interest, and much attention has been paid to reduplication in Thai and Chinese languages. This lesson aims to illustrate some ideas of reduplication in Thai which can mainly derive from monosyllabic and disyllabic bases.

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คำซ้ำ

kam sám

Reduplication

Monosyllabic Adjectives


เขาชอบแต่งตัวสวยๆ

kăo chôp dtàeng dtuua sŭuay sŭuay

She likes dressing up beautifully.


ค่อยๆทำนะ ไม่ต้องรีบ

kôi kôi tam ná mâi dtông rêep

Please take your time! No hurry!

พูดดังๆหน่อยได้ไหม

pôot dang dang nòi dâai măi

Can you speak loudly please?

Disyllabic Adjectives


แฟนผมชอบของสวยๆงามๆ

faen pŏm chôp kŏng sŭuay sŭuay ngaam ngaam

My girlfriend adores pretty little things.

เพื่อนคนนี้บ้าๆบอๆ

pêuuan kon née bâa bâa bor bor

This friend is a little crazy!


คุณชอบทำอะไรติงๆต๊องๆเสมอ

kun chôp tam à-rai dting dting dtóng dtóng sà-mĕr

You always like to do stupid things.


*Not all disyllabic adjectives can be reduplicated.*


เขาแต่งบ้านน่ารักๆ

kăo dtàeng bâan nâa rák nâa rák

He decorates the house so pretty.


จู่ๆเขาก็พูดจาสับสนๆ

jòo jòo kăo gôr pôot-jaa sàp-sŏn sàp-sŏn

Suddenly, he talked very confusedly.

 

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