ตาย
dtaai
Meanings
1NounA2
[to] die; pass away
to stop living; to cease life
Examples
ปลาตัวbplaa dtuuaปลาตัวbplaa dtuuaa single fish (one animal)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตู้ปลาdtôo bplaaตู้ปลาdtôo bplaafish tank; aquarium
That fish died in the aquarium.
2NounA2
dead
no longer alive; lifeless
Examples
ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตายแล้วdtaai láewตายแล้วdtaai láew1[!] oh my god!; oh no!2[to] have died; be dead (already)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีน้ำmâi mee náamไม่มีน้ำmâi mee náamno water
This plant is dead because it has no water.
3NounA2
[of devices] dead; not working
not functioning or out of power, as of a battery, phone, or machine
Examples
โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)แบตหมดbàet mòtแบตหมดbàet mòt(battery) is dead/emptyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
My phone is dead; the battery is out.
4NounB1
be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)
to be in a very bad situation or certain to fail; said informally
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainlyตายแน่dtaai nâaeตายแน่dtaai nâae[!] I'm/you're/we're doomed; dead meatวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
If traffic is like this, I definitely won’t make it to the meeting—I'm doomed today.
5NounB2
extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)
used to intensify adjectives or verbs, indicating a high degree (e.g., extremely tired, terribly hungry)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateดึกdèukดึกdèuk1late at night; late2late at nightเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ง่วงngûuangง่วงngûuangsleepy; drowsyตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)
I worked late last night, so I was extremely sleepy in the morning.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตายลงdtaai longตายลงdtaai long[to] die; [to] pass away
[to] die; [to] pass away
เสียชีวิตsĭia chee-wítเสียชีวิตsĭia chee-wít[to] die; pass away (polite/formal)
[to] die; pass away (polite/formal)
ดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2dead; lifeless (figurative/colloquial)3[to] extinguish; turn off
- [to] go out; be extinguished
- dead; lifeless (figurative/colloquial)
- [to] extinguish; turn off
ตุยdtuiตุยdtui1[to] 'die' (joking slang)2[to] be doomed; fail badly3[to] be overwhelmed; collapse (slang)4[!] I'm dead; I'm done for (slang)
- [to] 'die' (joking slang)
- [to] be doomed; fail badly
- [to] be overwhelmed; collapse (slang)
- [!] I'm dead; I'm done for (slang)
ต๋ายdtăaiต๋ายdtăai1[to] die (Northern Thai)2dead (Northern Thai)3exclamation of alarm (Northern Thai)
- [to] die (Northern Thai)
- dead (Northern Thai)
- exclamation of alarm (Northern Thai)