ตายดี
dtaai-diiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] die a natural death; die peacefully
To die naturally, as from illness or old age, rather than through violence or an accident, often with the implication of dying peacefully.
Examples
ปู่bpùuปู่bpùu1paternal grandfather2grandfather (respect term)3ancestor spirit (folk belief)ตายดีdtaai-diiตายดีdtaai-dii[to] die a natural death; die peacefullyตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeเก้าgâaoเก้าgâaonineสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutอีกเลยìik-ləəiอีกเลยìik-ləəianymore; ever again (with negatives)
Grandpa died peacefully at ninety. He went to sleep and never woke up.
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ย่าyâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอยากyàakตายดีdtaai-diiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaไม่mâiอยากyàakจากไปjàak-bpaiเพราะprɔ́อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèet
Grandma says she wants to die a natural death when her time comes, not lose her life in an accident.
ถึงtʉ̌ngปู่bpùuจะjàป่วยbpùuaiมานานmaa-naanแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiท่านtânก็gɔ̂ตายดีdtaai-diiที่บ้านtîi-bâanโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngทรมานtɔɔ-rá-maan
Although Grandpa had been ill for a long time, he ultimately died peacefully at home without suffering.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpเขาkǎoการตายgaan-dtaaiดีdiiหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngการจากไปgaan-jàak-bpaiตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatในnaiวัยชราwai-chá-raaโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngทนทุกข์ทรมานton-túk-tɔɔ-rá-maanในnaiช่วงสุดท้ายchûuang-sùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wít
For him, dying a natural death means passing away in old age without suffering at the end of life.
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 syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtaai
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
ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 1
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ตายดีdtaai-diiตายดีdtaai-dii[to] die a natural death; die peacefully[to] die a natural death; die peacefullyWord