ตะแบง
dtà-bɛɛngMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] argue obstinately or evasively
To argue stubbornly or evasively, twisting one's reasoning or refusing to accept reason or evidence.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเห็นว่าhěn-wâaเห็นว่าhěn-wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardตะแบงdtà-bɛɛngตะแบงdtà-bɛɛng[to] argue obstinately or evasivelyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
His friend saw him break the glass, but he still stubbornly insisted that it broke by itself.
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อย่าyàaตะแบงdtà-bɛɛngว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมาmaaสายsǎaiเลยləəiทุกคนtúk-konรอrɔɔเธอtəəมาmaaเกือบgʉ̀ʉapชั่วโมงchûua-moongแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Stop insisting that you aren't late. Everyone has been waiting for you for almost an hour.
ทั้งที่táng-tîiมีmiiภาพpâapจากjàakกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtเป็นbpenหลักฐานlàk-tǎanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangตะแบงdtà-bɛɛngว่าwâaคนในkon-naiภาพpâapไม่ใช่mâi-châiตัวเองdtuua-eeng
Despite the security camera footage serving as evidence, he still stubbornly claimed that the person in the video wasn't him.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaคำนวณkam-nuuanผิดpìtเขาkǎoกลับglàpตะแบงdtà-bɛɛngว่าwâaคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengถูกtùukหากhàakตีความdtii-kwaamโจทย์jòotอีกìikแบบbɛ̀ɛpหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
Instead of admitting that his calculation was wrong, he twisted his reasoning and insisted that his answer was correct if the problem was interpreted differently.
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 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 | — | — |