กตเวที
gà-dtà-way-teeMeaning
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person who repays kindness (formal)
A person who shows gratitude by returning a kindness or helping someone who has helped them.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกตัญญูกตเวทีgà-dtan-yoo gà-dtà-way-teeกตัญญูกตเวทีgà-dtan-yoo gà-dtà-way-teegrateful and showing it by actionจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)คอยดูkhɔi-duuคอยดูkhɔi-duu1[to] wait and see2just you waitแลlaeแลlae1[to] look; behold (arch., lit.)2and; as well as (arch., lit.)3indeed (final particle, arch., lit.)4look! (arch. exclamation)พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)แก่ชราgàe chá-raaแก่ชราgàe chá-raaaged; elderly
He is a grateful son who repays his parents' kindness by caring for them in their old age.
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เธอterเป็นbpenคนkonกตัญญูกตเวทีgà-dtan-yoo gà-dtà-way-teeพอporมีmeeรายได้raai dâiก็gâwส่งsòngเงินngernไปbpaiช่วยchûuaiครูkruuที่têeเคยkoeiส่งเสียsòng sĭiaให้hâiเธอterเรียนriian
She is someone who repays kindness, so once she began earning money, she sent some to help the teacher who had paid for her education.
คนkonที่têeมีmeeความkwaamกตัญญูกตเวทีgà-dtan-yoo gà-dtà-way-teeไม่เพียงแต่mâi piiang dtàeจดจำjòt jamบุญคุณbun kunของkŏngผู้อื่นpôo èunแต่ยังdtàe yangหาทางhăa taangตอบแทนdtòp taenเมื่อmêuuaมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatเช่นchênช่วยchûuaiดูแลdoo laeผู้pôoมีmeeพระคุณprá-kunยามyaamเจ็บป่วยjèp bpùuai
A person who repays kindness not only remembers what others have done for them but also looks for ways to reciprocate when the opportunity arises, such as caring for a benefactor who is ill.
แม้máeจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiเป็นbpenญาติyâatกันganเขาkăoก็gâwปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt dtòหญิงชราyĭng chá-raaผู้pôoเคยkoeiรับrápเขาkăoไปbpaiเลี้ยงlíiangอย่างyàangกตัญญูกตเวทีgà-dtan-yoo gà-dtà-way-teeโดยdoiรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiและláeดูแลdoo laeเธอterในnaiยามyaamเจ็บป่วยjèp bpùuai
Although they are not related, he repays the kindness of the elderly woman who took him in and raised him by covering her expenses and caring for her when she is ill.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
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 | — | — |