ตกดึก
dtòk-dʉ̀kMeaning
1AdverbB1
late at night
When it gets late at night; in the late hours of the night, often approaching or after midnight.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenตกดึกdtòk-dʉ̀kตกดึกdtòk-dʉ̀klate at nightแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanneighborhood; local areaฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
When it gets late at night, my neighborhood becomes very quiet.
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ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìผมpǒmจะjàนอนnɔɔnไม่เกินmâi-gəənสี่ทุ่มsìi-tûmแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanจนjonตกดึกdtòk-dʉ̀kเลยləəi
I usually go to bed no later than 10 PM, but last night I had to work until late at night.
เวลาwee-laaตกดึกdtòk-dʉ̀kแล้วlɛ́ɛoหิวhǐuผมpǒmมักจะmák-jàลงไปlong-bpaiหาhǎaบะหมี่กึ่งสำเร็จรูปbà-mìi-gʉ̀ng-sǎm-rèt-rûupในnaiครัวkruuaกินgin
When it gets late and I'm hungry, I often go down to the kitchen to find some instant noodles to eat.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenนักเขียนnák kĭianที่têeมักจะmák jàได้dâiแรงบันดาลใจraeng ban-daan jaiดีๆdee deeในnaiการสร้างสรรค์ผลงานgaan sâang săn pŏn ngaanตอนdtonตกดึกdtòk dèukที่têeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเงียบสงบngîiap sà-ngòp
He is a writer who often gets good inspiration to create his work late at night when the atmosphere is tranquil.
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 syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtòk
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
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ตกดึกdtòk-dʉ̀kตกดึกdtòk-dʉ̀klate at nightlate at nightWord