ตาถึง
dtaa-tʉ̌ngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
discerning; good at spotting quality
able to recognize good quality, value, or style; keen-eyed for quality.
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลือกlʉ̂ʉak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousแถมtɛ̌ɛmแถมtɛ̌ɛm1[to] throw in for free; [to] add (as a bonus)2moreover; on top of thatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ก็ดีgɔ̂-diiก็ดีgɔ̂-dii1fine; okay; acceptable2would be good; would be nice3whether ... or ...; both ... and ...
You have a great eye for picking this restaurant. The food is delicious and the atmosphere is great too.
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เขาkăoซื้อséuนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaมือสองmeu sŏngเรือนreuuanนี้néeมาmaaในnaiราคาถูกraa-kaa tòokมากmâakตาถึงdtaa tĕungจริงๆjing jingที่têeมองเห็นmong hĕnว่าwâaมันmanเป็นbpenของหายากkŏng hăa yâak
He bought this second-hand watch for a very cheap price. He really has a keen eye to see that it's a rare item.
ต้องdtôngเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeตาถึงdtaa tĕungเท่านั้นtâo nánถึงจะtĕung jàมองเห็นmong hĕnคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaที่แท้จริงtêe táe jingของkŏngงานศิลปะngaan sĭn-là-bpàชิ้นนี้chín néeได้dâi
Only a person with a discerning eye can see the true value of this piece of art.
ผู้จัดการฝ่ายpûu-jàt-gaan-fàaiบุคคลbùk-konคนใหม่kon-màiตาถึงdtaa-tʉ̌ngมากmâakเพราะprɔ́พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่tîiเธอtəəเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเข้ามาkâo-maaล้วนlúuanแต่dtɛ̀ɛมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatโดดเด่นdòot-dèen
The new HR manager is very keen-eyed, because all the employees she selected have outstanding abilities.
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
dtaa
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
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ตาถึงdtaa-tʉ̌ngตาถึงdtaa-tʉ̌ngdiscerning; good at spotting qualitydiscerning; good at spotting qualityWord