Even in Thai

“Even” in Thai is แม้แต่máe-dtàe.

แม้แต่ máe-dtàe

even (even kids…) adverb

máe high
dtàe low

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

แม้แต่máe-dtàe + a noun, then ก็gâw or ยังyang before the verb, is "even …": แม้แต่คนไทยยังว่าเผ็ดmáe-dtàe kon tai yang wâa pèt, even Thais say it's spicy. In quick speech ยังyang alone often does the job, as in เด็กยังทำได้dèk yang tam dâi, even a child can do it.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

mae tae
mae tair

More small words in Thai

All small words

ผม pǒm I
I, me (male speaker)
คุณ kun You
เขา kǎo He, she
เรา rao We
we, us
พวกเขา pûak-kǎo They
they, them
ทุกคน túk kon Everyone
everyone, everybody

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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