ด้วยตนเอง
dûuai-dton-eengMeaning
1AdverbA2
personally; by oneself; on one's own
personally rather than through someone else, or independently without help from others
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yenอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yendinner; supper; evening mealด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eengด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eengpersonally; by oneself; on one's own
I cook dinner by myself.
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He fixed this bicycle by himself.
เธอtəəจะjàเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eengในnaiวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níi
She will travel to Chiang Mai by herself tomorrow.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaงานngaanจะjàยากyâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยืนยันyʉʉn-yanที่จะtîi-jàทำtamทุกอย่างtúk-yàangให้hâiเสร็จsètด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eeng
Even though the work was difficult, he insisted on finishing everything by himself.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dûuai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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
ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; toowith; together withPart 1
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ตนเองdton-eengตนเองdton-eeng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identityoneself (reflexive pronoun)Part 2
ด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eengด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eengpersonally; by oneself; on one's ownpersonally; by oneself; on one's ownWord