จะตาย
jà-dtaaiMeaning
1AdverbB2
extremely; terribly (post‑posed intensifier)
An emphatic intensifier placed after an adjective or verb to mean “extremely; so … (I could die)”, e.g., ร้อนจะตาย = “so hot!”.
Examples
รถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedจะตายjà-dtaaiจะตายjà-dtaaiextremely; terribly (post‑posed intensifier)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâan[to] arrive homeกี่gìiกี่gìi1how many; how much2how many? (pron.)3loom; weaving loomโมงmoongโมงmoong1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.
The traffic is so bad! I don't know what time I'll get home today.
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หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiน่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉaจะตายjà-dtaaiดูduuไปbpaiได้dâaiครึ่งkrʉ̂ngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangก็gɔ̂หลับlàpแล้วlɛ́ɛo
This movie is so boring, I fell asleep halfway through.
งานngaanที่tîiเจ้านายjâo-naaiเพิ่งpə̂ngสั่งsàngมาmaaให้hâiทำtamนี่nîiยุ่งยากyûng-yâakจะตายjà-dtaaiไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmตรงไหนdtrong-nǎiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnดีdii
This task the boss just assigned is extremely complicated; I don't know where to even begin.
I miss you so much! We haven't seen each other in so long, how have you been?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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
jà
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)will; shall (future/intention marker)Part 1
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
จะตายjà-dtaaiจะตายjà-dtaaiextremely; terribly (post‑posed intensifier)extremely; terribly (post‑posed intensifier)Word