ตะไท
dtà-taiMeaning
1AdverbC1
abundantly; a lot
abundantly; plentifully; in large quantities (often used to emphasize a great amount of something)
Examples
เดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níi1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàai1expenses; costs2expenses (accounting)บานตะไทbaan-dtà-taiบานตะไทbaan-dtà-tai1a lot; in abundance2tons of; a huge amount ofจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jà1almost; nearly2hardly; scarcely (with ไม่)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] be beyond; exceed (in set phrases: เหลือเชื่อ, เหลือทน, เหลือกำลัง)เงินเก็บngən-gèpเงินเก็บngən-gèpsavings; nest eggแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This month I have a ton of expenses, so much that I hardly have any savings left.
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พอpɔɔเริ่มrə̂əmทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พบว่าpóp-wâaมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaจุกจิกjùk-jìkให้hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngตามdtaamแก้gɛ̂ɛบานตะไทbaan-dtà-tai
Once he started his own business, he found that there were a ton of minor issues he had to keep fixing.
การซื้อgaan-sʉ́ʉรถมือสองrót-mʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngโดยdooiไม่mâiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpสภาพsà-pâapให้ดีhâi-diiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngเสียsǐiaค่าซ่อมkâa-sɔ̂mบานตะไทbaan-dtà-taiในภายหลังnai-paai-lǎng
Buying a used car without thoroughly checking its condition might cause you to incur hefty repair costs later on.
เห็นhěnเขาkǎoใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítหรูหราrǔu-rǎaอู้ûuฟู่fûuแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánความจริงkwaam-jingแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoมีmiiหนี้สินnîi-sǐnบานตะไทbaan-dtà-taiเลยทีเดียวləəi-tii-diiao
Seeing him live such a luxurious and lavish lifestyle, in truth, he has an abundant amount of debt.
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 | — | — |