ตบตา
dtòp-dtaaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] deceive; trick; mislead; pull the wool over [sb's] eyes
To deceive, trick, or mislead someone, typically by creating a false or superficial appearance to hide the truth.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสร้างเรื่องsâang rêuuangสร้างเรื่องsâang rêuuang[to] make [sth] up; [to] stir up troubleขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตบตาdtòp dtaaตบตาdtòp dtaa[to] deceive; trick; mislead; pull the wool over [sb's] eyesพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtlibraryทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyที่จริงtêe jingที่จริงtêe jingin fact; actuallyๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He made up a story to deceive his parents that he went to the library, when in fact he secretly went out with friends.
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อย่าyàaให้hâiรอยยิ้มroy yímของเขาkŏng kăoมาmaaตบตาdtòp dtaaคุณkunได้dâiนะnáจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeไม่mâiน่าไว้ใจnâa wái jaiเลยloie
Don't let his smile fool you; he's actually a very untrustworthy person.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtใช้cháiบรรจุภัณฑ์ban-jù-panที่tîiดูduuหรูหราrǔu-rǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตบตาdtòp-dtaaผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokให้hâiคิดว่าkít-wâaสินค้าsǐn-káaข้างในkâang-naiมีคุณภาพmii-kun-ná-pâapสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaความเป็นจริงkwaam-bpen-jing
The company uses luxurious packaging to mislead consumers into thinking the product inside is of higher quality than it actually is.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamใช้cháiตัวเลขdtuua-lêekเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtที่tîiดูดีduu-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตบตาdtòp-dtaaประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonจากjàakปัญหาbpan-hǎaความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam-lʉ̀ʉam-lámที่tîiกำลังgam-langรุนแรงขึ้นrun-rɛɛng-kʉ̂n
The government tried to use positive-looking economic figures to mislead the public about the worsening problem of inequality.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtòp
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
ตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hit[to] slapPart 1
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ตบตาdtòp-dtaaตบตาdtòp-dtaa[to] deceive; trick; mislead; pull the wool over [sb's] eyes[to] deceive; trick; mislead; pull the wool over [sb's] eyesWord