ตกอับ
dtòk-àpMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] fall on hard times; be down-and-out
To experience a serious decline in fortune, status, or prosperity; to become poor or unsuccessful.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersล้มละลายlóm-lá-laaiล้มละลายlóm-lá-laai1[to] go bankrupt; be declared bankrupt2bankrupt; insolventครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตกอับdtòk-àpตกอับdtòk-àp1[to] fall on hard times; be down-and-out2down-and-out; destituteลงlongลงlong1[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] onlineอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
After the business went bankrupt, his family's fortune declined rapidly.
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เขาkǎoเคยkəəiเป็นbpenเศรษฐีsèet-tǐiแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเขาkǎoตกอับdtòk-àpและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanหาเช้ากินค่ำhǎa-cháo-gin-kâm
He used to be a millionaire, but now he has fallen on hard times and has to live hand to mouth.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngคนkonนั้นnánเริ่มrə̂əmตกอับdtòk-àpหลังจากlǎng-jàakมีmiiข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทำให้tam-hâiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiจ้างงานjâang-ngaanเขาkǎoอีกเลยìik-ləəi
That actor began to decline in his career after a scandal emerged, leading to no one hiring him anymore.
อย่าyàaใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอย่างyàangประมาทbprà-mâatเพราะprɔ́คนรวยkon-ruuaiก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatตกอับdtòk-àpได้dâaiถ้าtâaไม่mâiรู้จักrúu-jàkวางwaangแผนการเงินpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-ngənให้ดีhâi-dii
Don't live recklessly, because even rich people can fall into poverty if they don't know how to plan their finances well.
2AdjectiveB2
down-and-out; destitute
Being in a state of poverty or misfortune after having been prosperous; no longer successful.
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตกอับdtòk-àpตกอับdtòk-àp1[to] fall on hard times; be down-and-out2down-and-out; destituteมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)
Right now his life is in a very sorry state; he has neither a job nor money.
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ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพระเอกprá-èekเป็นbpenคนkonตกอับdtòk-àpที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngต่อสู้ดิ้นรนdtɔ̀ɔ-sûu-dîn-ronเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความอยู่รอดkwaam-yùu-rɔ̂ɔt
In this drama series, the main character is a down-on-his-luck person who has to struggle to survive.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàอยู่ในyùu-naiสภาพsà-pâapตกอับdtòk-àpเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiสิ้นหวังsîn-wǎngและlɛ́ยังคงyang-kongมองโลกในแง่ดีmɔɔng-lôok-nai-ngɛ̂ɛ-diiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though he is in a state of misfortune, he never loses hope and always remains optimistic.
เขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaที่tîiเคยkəəiรุ่งเรืองrûng-rʉʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปลอบใจbplɔ̀ɔp-jaiตัวเองdtuua-eengในnaiยามyaamตกอับdtòk-àpเช่นนี้chên-níi
He often thinks about his prosperous times to console himself during this period of hardship.
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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อับàpอับàp1stuffy; poorly ventilated2musty; stale3short of; at a loss forstuffy; poorly ventilatedPart 2
ตกอับdtòk-àpตกอับdtòk-àp[to] fall on hard times; be down-and-out[to] fall on hard times; be down-and-outWord