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dtɔɔ-yɛɛMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] pester; [to] bother [sb]; [to] pick a fight (with)
to persistently annoy or bother someone, or try to start a quarrel; to provoke or hassle someone
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตอแยdtɔɔ-yɛɛตอแยdtɔɔ-yɛɛ[to] pester; [to] bother [sb]; [to] pick a fight (with)แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ข่วนkùuanข่วนkùuan[to] scratch [sb/sth]นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Don't go and bother the cat, or you'll get scratched.
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น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaตอแยdtɔɔ-yɛɛตอนdtɔɔnฉันchǎnกำลังgam-langทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำให้tam-hâiไม่มีสมาธิmâi-mii-sà-maa-tíเลยləəi
My younger brother likes to pester me when I'm doing homework, so I can't concentrate.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamตอแยdtɔɔ-yɛɛหาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnในnaiร้านráanแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiสนใจsǒn-jai
He tried to provoke other people in the shop, but no one paid him any attention.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamตอแยdtɔɔ-yɛɛด้วยdûuaiคำพูดkam-pûutดูถูกduu-tùukเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongสงบนิ่งsǒng-bìn-ngîngและlɛ́ไม่mâiตอบโต้dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôo
Even though he was provoked by the opponent's insulting words, he remained calm and did not retaliate.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtɔɔ
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 | — | — |