ตั๊วะ
dtúaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] lie; [to] deceive
to lie; to deceive; to tell a falsehood (Northeastern Thai/Isan dialect, widely understood in mainstream Thai)
Examples
แกgɛɛแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั๊วะdtúaตั๊วะdtúa1[to] lie; [to] deceive2emphatic particleฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Don't you lie to me.
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He said he didn't go out, but actually he lied.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเธอterตั๊วะdtúuaฉันchănว่าwâaป่วยbpùaiแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแอบàepไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoใช่ไหมchâi măi
Yesterday you lied to me that you were sick, but you actually sneaked out to hang out, right?
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánเก่งgèngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangตั๊วะdtúaประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonให้hâiหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉa
That politician is good at lying to the public to make them believe him.
2ParticleB2
emphatic particle
a particle used at the end of a sentence for emphasis, often to point out a fact or indicate a slight contradiction (Northeastern Thai/Isan dialect)
Examples
แม่นmɛ̂nแม่นmɛ̂n1accurate; precise2[to] be accurate; be spot-on3[to] be (Isan)ตั๊วะdtúaตั๊วะdtúa1[to] lie; [to] deceive2emphatic particleข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerคึดkʉ́tคึดkʉ́t[to] think; considerแบบเดียวกันbɛ̀ɛp-diiao-ganแบบเดียวกันbɛ̀ɛp-diiao-gan1in the same way; identically2the same; of the same kindกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Exactly! I thought the exact same way as you.
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The food at this restaurant is delicious, you know. Why don't you like it?
ข่อยkòiก็gâwนึกว่าnéuk wâaเจ้าjâoฮู้เรื่องhûu rêuuangนี้néeแล้วláeoตั๊วะdtúuaเลยloieบ่bòได้dâiเว้าwáoให้hâiฟังfang
I actually thought you already knew about this, so I didn't tell you.
เพิ่นpêrnบ่bòได้dâiเป็นbpenคนkonเอาไปao bpaiตั๊วะdtúuaเจ้าjâoสิsìไปbpaiกล่าวหาglàao hăaเพิ่นpêrnสุ่มสี่สุ่มห้าsùm sèe sùm hâaบ่bòได้dâiเด้อdér
He wasn't the one who took it, you see. You can't just blindly accuse him.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtúa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |