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dtuuaiMeanings
1AdverbA1
along; together (Northern Thai)
Along with someone or together, as when going or participating with another person. (Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแอ่วɛ̀ɛoแอ่วɛ̀ɛo1[to] travel; go sightseeing (Northern Thai)2[to] hang out; go out socially (Northern Thai)3[to] court; flirt (Northern Thai)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ยี่yîiยี่yîitwo; second (traditional numeral)เป็งbpengเป็งbpengfull moon (Northern Thai/Lanna)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiไปด้วยbpai-dûuai1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrentlyคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตวยdtuuaiตวยdtuuai1along; together (Northern Thai)2also; too; as well3[to] follow; accompany4with; also; too
If you're going to the Yi Peng festival, I want to go along too.
2AdverbA1
also; too; as well
A word used to mean 'also' or 'too'. (Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)2you (rude/insulting; dialectal)3insulting prefix before a nounเป๋นbpĕnเป๋นbpĕn1[to] be (Northern Thai)2[to] know how; be skilled (at [sth])3[to] have; suffer from (an illness)คนเหนือkon nĕuuaคนเหนือkon nĕuuaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ผมก็pŏm gôrเป๋นbpĕnเป๋นbpĕn1[to] be (Northern Thai)2[to] know how; be skilled (at [sth])3[to] have; suffer from (an illness)คนเหนือkon nĕuuaคนเหนือkon nĕuuaNorthern Thai person; Northerner (Thailand)ตวยdtuayตวยdtuay1along; together (Northern Thai)2also; too; as well3[to] follow; accompany4with; also; tooเฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังเดียวกันdiao ganเดียวกันdiao ganthe same; identicalนี่เองnêe engนี่เองnêe engso that's it; aha; here it is
Are you a northern person? I'm a northern person too. We're from the same hometown!
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เขาบ่kăo bòrใช่châiแค่kâeเรียนเก่งriian gèngอย่างเดียวyàang diaoแต่ยังdtàe yangเล่นกีฬาlên gee-laaกับgàpทำกิจกรรมtam gìt-jà-gamตวยdtuay
He's not just good at studying, he also plays sports and does activities too.
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiทำบุญtam bunตาdtaaนnขันkănข้าวkâaoคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeจะjàบอกbòkหื้อhêuuaเอิ้นêrnผีpĕeปู่ย่าbpòo yâaตาdtaaนายnaaiมาmaaรับrápส่วนบุญsùuan bunตวยdtuay
When making merit by offering food to monks, the elders will tell us to also invite the spirits of our ancestors to receive the merit as well.
3VerbC1
[to] follow; accompany
To follow, go along with, or accompany. (Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแอ่วɛ̀ɛoแอ่วɛ̀ɛo1[to] travel; go sightseeing (Northern Thai)2[to] hang out; go out socially (Northern Thai)3[to] court; flirt (Northern Thai)ดอยสุเทพdɔɔi-sù-têepดอยสุเทพdɔɔi-sù-têepDoi Suthep (mountain in Chiang Mai)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showกำgamกำgam1[to] grasp; clench; grip2handful (amount)3fist4classifier: handful(s)เน้อnə́əเน้อnə́əsentence-final softening particle (Northern Thai)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forตวยdtuuaiตวยdtuuai1along; together (Northern Thai)2also; too; as well3[to] follow; accompany4with; also; tooไปไหว้bpai-wâiไปไหว้bpai-wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offeringsพระธาตุprá-tâatพระธาตุprá-tâat1sacred bodily relic(s) (Buddhism)2stupa/chedi housing relics
If you're going to visit Doi Suthep, let me know. I'd like to go along to pay respect to the holy relic.
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เปิ้นbpêrnบอกbòkหื้อเฮาhêu haoตวยdtuayไปbpaiผ่อpòrกำนันgam-nanคนใหม่kon màiตี้dtêeบ้านbâanเปิ้นbpêrnแต่dtàeเฮาบ่hao bòว่างwâang
He told us to follow him to see the new sub-district chief at his house, but I'm not free.
เฮาhaoต้องdtôngฮู้จักhûu jàkตวยdtuayโลกlôhkหื้อhêuuaตันdtanจะได้jà dâaiบ่bòตกdtòkข่าวสารkàao săanสำคัญsăm-kanไปbpai
We must know how to follow the world to keep up, so we don't miss important news.
ละอ่อนlá-ònสมัยนี้sà-măi néeบ่bòค่อยkôiอยากจะyàak jàตวยdtuayฮีตฮอยhêet hoiของkŏngคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeแล้วláeoเพราะpráwเปิ้นbpêrnว่าwâaมันmanเชยcheuy
Young people these days don't really want to follow the traditions of the elders anymore because they say it's old-fashioned.
4ParticleC1
with; also; too
A word used to mean 'with', 'together with', 'also', or 'too'. (Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแอ่วɛ̀ɛoแอ่วɛ̀ɛo1[to] travel; go sightseeing (Northern Thai)2[to] hang out; go out socially (Northern Thai)3[to] court; flirt (Northern Thai)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ยี่yîiยี่yîitwo; second (traditional numeral)เป็งbpengเป็งbpengfull moon (Northern Thai/Lanna)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiไปด้วยbpai-dûuai1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrentlyคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตวยdtuuaiตวยdtuuai1along; together (Northern Thai)2also; too; as well3[to] follow; accompany4with; also; too
If you're going to the Yi Peng festival, I want to go along too.
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อ้ายâaiเป๋นbpĕnคนเหนือkon nĕuuaเหรอrŏeครับkrápผมก็pŏm gôrเป๋นbpĕnคนเหนือkon nĕuuaตวยdtuayเฮาhaoคนkonบ้านbâanเดียวกันdiao ganนี่เองnêe eng
Are you a northern person? I'm a northern person too. We're from the same hometown!
เขาบ่kăo bòrใช่châiแค่kâeเรียนเก่งriian gèngอย่างเดียวyàang diaoแต่ยังdtàe yangเล่นกีฬาlên gee-laaกับgàpทำกิจกรรมtam gìt-jà-gamตวยdtuay
He's not just good at studying, he also plays sports and does activities too.
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiทำบุญtam bunตาdtaaนnขันkănข้าวkâaoคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeจะjàบอกbòkหื้อhêuuaเอิ้นêrnผีpĕeปู่ย่าbpòo yâaตาdtaaนายnaaiมาmaaรับrápส่วนบุญsùuan bunตวยdtuay
When making merit by offering food to monks, the elders will tell us to also invite the spirits of our ancestors to receive the merit as well.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtuuai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |