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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