ช่างติ
châang-dtìMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
fault-finding; captious
given to finding fault or criticizing small mistakes; nitpicking
Examples
เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringช่างติchâang dtìช่างติchâang dtìfault-finding; captiousเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillบ่นbònบ่นbònto complain; grumble; nagเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ข้อผิดพลาดkôr pìt plâatข้อผิดพลาดkôr pìt plâat1mistake; error; fault2error; bug (computing)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleน้อยๆnói nóiน้อยๆnói nói1slightly; a little; a bit2small; slight; little (amount/degree)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2equal; level; even3[to] draw; [to] tie
My boss is a nitpicky person; he always complains about minor mistakes in the report.
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ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำงานtam-ngaanกับgàpคนkonช่างติchâang-dtìเพราะprɔ́มันmanทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเครียดkrîiatและlɛ́กดดันgòt-dan
Nobody likes working with a fault-finding person because it makes them feel stressed and pressured.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeแม่mâeสามีsăa-meeของkŏngเธอterจะjàค่อนข้างkôn kâangช่างติchâang dtìแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoท่านtâanใส่ใจsài jaiความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoของkŏngครอบครัวkrôp kruuaมากmâak
Even though her mother-in-law is quite nitpicky, she actually cares a lot about the family's well-being.
การเป็นgaan-bpenคนkonช่างติchâang-dtìและlɛ́จับผิดjàp-pìtมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiอาจàatบั่นทอนbàn-tɔɔnความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Being overly critical and nitpicky can severely undermine personal relationships in the long run.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
châang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ช่างchâangช่างchâang1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toartisan; mechanic; technicianPart 1
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ช่างติchâang-dtìช่างติchâang-dtìfault-finding; captiousfault-finding; captiousWord