จะตาย(jà dtaai)
Meanings
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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 néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถึงบ้านtĕung bâanถึงบ้านtĕung bâan[to] arrive homeกี่gèeกี่gèe1how many; how much2how many? (pron.)3loom; weaving loomโมงmohngโมงmohng1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2[!] I don't know.
The traffic is so bad! I don't know what time I'll get home today.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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จะตายjà dtaaiจะตายjà dtaaiextremely; terribly (post‑posed intensifier)