ตลอดมา
dtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maaMeaning
1AdverbB2
all along; continuously up to now
All along; continuously from a time in the past up to the present (often with a stated time span).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker10ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileตลอดมาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maaตลอดมาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maaall along; continuously up to now
He has worked at this company for 10 years and has consistently done a good job all along.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkจนjonโตdtooเราraoสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonเป็นbpenเพื่อนรักpʉ̂ʉan-rákกันganตลอดมาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maa
From childhood until now, the two of us have been best friends all along.
นโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoo-baai-sèet-tà-gìtของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanชุดchútนี้níiถูกtùukวิพากษ์วิจารณ์wí-pâak-wí-jaanจากjàakนักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanตลอดมาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maaนับตั้งแต่náp-dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเริ่มrə̂əmประกาศใช้bprà-gàat-chái
This government's economic policy has been continuously criticized by academics ever since it was first announced.
ผมpǒmเชื่อมั่นchʉ̂ʉa-mânในnaiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoตลอดมาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maaแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลงานpǒn-ngaanล่าสุดlâa-sùtทำให้tam-hâiผมpǒmเริ่มrə̂əmไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jai
I had believed in his abilities all along, but his latest work has made me start to feel uncertain.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตลอดมา said ตะ-หลอด-มา?
dtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
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
ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)throughout; continuously; all the timePart 1
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
ตลอดมาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maaตลอดมาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-maaall along; continuously up to nowall along; continuously up to nowWord