กติกู
gà-dtì-guuMeaning
1NounC1
arbitrary rules; my rules
arbitrary rules made up by someone to suit their own convenience or benefit (a slang blend of 'rules' and the informal pronoun 'I')
Examples
เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)บอร์ดเกมbɔ́ɔt-geemบอร์ดเกมbɔ́ɔt-geemboard gameกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)แกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)ทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)แกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)กติกูgà-dtì-guuกติกูgà-dtì-guuarbitrary rules; my rulesตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Whenever I play board games with you, you always use your own made-up rules. Who could possibly win?
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หัวหน้าhŭua nâaคนนี้kon néeชอบchôpตั้งกฎdtâng gòtใหม่ๆmài màiตามใจชอบdtaam jai chôpพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเลยloieแอบàepนินทาnin-taaว่าwâaบริษัทbor-rí-sàtนี้néeบริหารbò-rí-hăanด้วยdûuayระบบrá-bòpกติกูgà-dtì-goo
This boss likes to arbitrarily make up new rules as he pleases, so the staff secretly gossip that this company is run on a "my-rules" system.
การอยู่ร่วมกันgaan-yùu-rûuam-ganในnaiสังคมsǎng-komต้องdtɔ̂ngเคารพkao-rópกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiที่tîiเป็นbpenสากลsǎa-gonไม่ใช่mâi-châiเอะอะè-àก็gɔ̂อ้างâangกติกูgà-dtì-guuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาเปรียบao-bprìiapคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
Living together in society requires respecting universal laws, not constantly citing your own arbitrary rules just to take advantage of others.
วงการwong-gaanนี้níiมันmanไม่มีmâi-miiหรอกrɔ̀kความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingเพราะprɔ́ผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatมักจะmák-jàใช้cháiกติกูgà-dtì-guuในnaiการบิดเบือนgaan-bìt-bʉʉanผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotเข้าตัวkâo-dtuuaเองeengเสมอsà-mə̌ə
There is no true justice in this industry, because those in power always use their own self-serving rules to distort benefits in their favor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กติกู said กะ-ติ-กู?
gà-dtì-guu
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |