เมามาก
mao mak
The English phrase "very drunk" is translated into Thai as เมามาก (mao mak).
เมามาก is used to describe someone who has consumed a large amount of alcohol.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the verb เมา (mao), meaning 'drunk' and the adverb มาก (mak), meaning 'very' or 'much'.
Which one should you use?
The idiom เมาหัวราน้ำ can be used to describe being extremely drunk, often implying a state of being completely incapacitated or messy.
How do you pronounce it?
mao mak
Did you know?
- The word เมา is the same term used for all types of motion sickness, such as เมาเรือ for 'seasick' or เมาเครื่องบิน for 'airsick'.
- The phrase เมาหัวราน้ำ is a vivid way to describe extreme intoxication, but its literal meaning is 'drunk head-down-in-the-water'. It suggests a person is so incapacitated that they have fallen face-first into a water source.
- While เมามาก is the standard way to say 'very drunk', adding the word สุดๆ (sut sut) at the end makes it sound much more colloquial and emphasizes an extreme state.
Examples in context
- คุณเมามากYou got very drunk.This sentence is useful for showing how to use เมามาก to state that someone has become very drunk.Tatoeba #8675908 by pastelite, translation #3331087 by CK
- เขาดูเมามากเลยkhao du mao mak loeiHe looks very drunk.
- อย่าขับรถถ้าเมามากya khap rot tha mao makDon't drive if you are very drunk.
Example conversation
Sirin and Teerapat are at a party seeing a friend.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinเพื่อนคนนั้นเมามากหรือเปล่าphuean khon nan mao mak rue plaoIs that friend very drunk?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatใช่ เขาเมามากจนเดินไม่ไหวแล้วchai, khao mao mak chon doen mai wai laeoYes, he is so very drunk that he can't even walk.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinเราต้องช่วยเขาหน่อยไหมrao tong chuai khao noi maiShould we help him?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatเดี๋ยวผมจัดการเองครับdiao phom chat kan eng khrapI will handle it myself.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
