ชิดท้าย
chít-táaiMeanings
1VerbB2
tailgate; follow too closely
To drive or follow very close to the back of another vehicle; also used as an adjective to describe such dangerous following distance.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ชิดท้ายchít-táaiชิดท้ายchít-táai1tailgate; follow too closely2very close behindคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเบรกbrèekเบรกbrèek1brake (device)2[to] brake; [to] apply the brake3break; intermission (informal)4[to] hold back; [to] rein in (figurative)กะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎn1sudden; abrupt2suddenly; abruptlyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Don't drive too close to the car in front, because if it brakes suddenly it will be very dangerous.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatโบกbòokให้hâiรถกระบะrót-grà-bàที่tîiขับkàpชิดท้ายchít-táaiลดความเร็วlót-kwaam-reoและlɛ́เว้นระยะwén-rá-yáให้hâiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The police signaled the pickup truck that was tailgating to slow down and keep a safe distance.
ช่วงchûuangฝนตกfǒn-dtòkควรkuuanเว้นระยะwén-rá-yáมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nไม่ควรmâi-kuuanชิดท้ายchít-táaiเพราะprɔ́ระยะrá-yáเบรกbrèekจะjàยาวyaaoขึ้นkʉ̂n
When it rains, you should leave more distance and not tailgate, because the braking distance increases.
ระบบrá-bòpช่วยchûuaiขับkàpเตือนdtʉʉanทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกล้องglɔ̂ngจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaรถrótด้านหลังdâan-lǎngขับkàpชิดท้ายchít-táaiอย่างyàangอันตรายan-dtà-raai
The driver-assistance system alerts immediately when the camera detects the car behind is dangerously tailgating.
2AdjectiveB2
very close behind
Positioned very close to the rear of something, especially another vehicle.
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)จอดjɔ̀ɔtจอดjɔ̀ɔt1[to] park (vehicle)2[to] stop and remain (vehicle/craft)ชิดท้ายchít-táaiชิดท้ายchít-táai1tailgate; follow too closely2very close behindรถบัสrót-bátรถบัสrót-bátbus; coachจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)
That car parked very close to the back of the bus, making it hard for people to get off.
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Don’t park so close to my rear; I won’t be able to reverse.
รถส่งของrót-sòng-kɔ̌ɔngจอดjɔ̀ɔtชิดท้ายchít-táaiรถrótดับเพลิงdàp-pləəngทำให้tam-hâiช่องทางchɔ̂ng-taangฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənแคบลงkɛ̂ɛp-long
The delivery truck parked very close to the rear of the fire engine, narrowing the emergency lane.
กล้องglɔ̂ngหน้ารถnâa-rótจับภาพjàp-pâapรถเก๋งrót-gěngคันkanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngขยับkà-yàpมาmaaชิดท้ายchít-táaiรถพ่วงrót-pûuangขณะkà-nàติดไฟแดงdtìt-fai-dɛɛng
The dashcam captured a sedan moving up very close to the rear of a trailer truck while stopped at a red light.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chít
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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ชิดท้ายchít-táaiชิดท้ายchít-táaitailgate; follow too closelytailgate; follow too closelyWord