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dtaa-yaaiMeanings
1NounA1
maternal grandparents
maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตายายdtaa-yaaiตายายdtaa-yaai1maternal grandparents2elderly coupleคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3in pairs; double4[to] pair; matchหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taitraditional Thai sweetsทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเอ็นดูkwaam-en-duuความเอ็นดูkwaam-en-duu1tender affection; fondness2compassion; tender pity
There’s an elderly couple in the alley who sell Thai sweets, and everyone calls them affectionately.
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Grandma and grandpa take me to the garden every day.
Yesterday my grandparents told me stories from their childhood.
Tomorrow we will visit our grandparents upcountry.
2NounA2
elderly couple
an elderly couple; an old man and woman
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตายายdtaa-yaaiตายายdtaa-yaai1maternal grandparents2elderly coupleคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3in pairs; double4[to] pair; matchหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taitraditional Thai sweetsทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเอ็นดูkwaam-en-duuความเอ็นดูkwaam-en-duu1tender affection; fondness2compassion; tender pity
There’s an elderly couple in the alley who sell Thai sweets, and everyone calls them affectionately.
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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ตายายdtaa-yaaiตายายdtaa-yaaimaternal grandparentsmaternal grandparentsWord