ตัวตัว
dtuua-dtuuaMeaning
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(colloq.) one-on-one
With just one opponent, especially in a fight, challenge, or competitive game; a colloquial shortening of ตัวต่อตัวตัวต่อตัวdtuua-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtuua1one-on-one; privately between two people2one-on-one; one-to-one.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่นเกมlên-geemเล่นเกมlên-geem[to] play gamesตัวตัวdtuua-dtuuaตัวตัวdtuua-dtuua(colloq.) one-on-oneกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptแข่งกันkɛ̀ng-ganแข่งกันkɛ̀ng-gan[to] compete with each otherดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mind
Want to play a game one-on-one with me tonight? I'd like to see how we match up.
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เขาkǎoท้าtáaเพื่อนเล่นpʉ̂ʉan-lênบาสbàatตัวตัวdtuua-dtuuaหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianโดยdooiให้hâiคนkonที่tîiทำได้tam-dâaiสิบsìpแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเป็นbpenผู้ชนะpûu-chá-ná
He challenged his friend to one-on-one basketball after school, with the first to score ten points winning.
ถึงtʉ̌ngนายnaaiจะjàเล่นlênเก่งgèngเวลาwee-laaอยู่ในyùu-naiทีมtiimแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaมาmaaดวลduuanตัวตัวdtuua-dtuuaโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiช่วยchûuaiผลpǒnอาจàatไม่mâiเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəmนะná
You may play well on a team, but if we go one-on-one with no one helping, the result might be different.
เขาkǎoตะโกนdtà-goonท้าtáaว่าwâaให้hâiเข้ามาkâo-maaตัวตัวdtuua-dtuuaอย่าyàaรุมrumแต่dtɛ̀ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanรีบrîipห้ามhâamไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnที่จะtîi-jàมีใครmii-kraiลงมือlong-mʉʉ
He shouted a challenge to fight him one-on-one rather than gang up on him, but his friend quickly intervened before anyone threw a punch.
Tones
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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
dtuua
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ตัวตัวdtuua-dtuuaตัวตัวdtuua-dtuua(colloq.) one-on-one(colloq.) one-on-oneWord