ติดขัด
dtìt-kàtMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] be jammed; be obstructed
to be blocked or unable to move smoothly (e.g., traffic, machinery, process)
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysติดขัดdtìt-kàtติดขัดdtìt-kàt1[to] be jammed; be obstructed2[to] encounter difficulties3[to] be short of; be in shortage4halting; hesitant; not fluentขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The cars in the alley are jammed and moving very slowly.
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The printer is jammed because paper is stuck inside.
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaติดขัดdtìt-kàtที่tîiสถานีsà-tǎa-niiทำให้tam-hâiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longลำบากlam-bàak
In the morning, the BTS was congested at the station, making it hard for passengers to get on and off.
กระบวนการผลิตgrà-buuan-gaan-pà-lìtติดขัดdtìt-kàtที่tîiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangบรรจุban-jùทำให้tam-hâiสายพานsǎai-paanหยุดชะงักyùt-chá-ngákเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yá
The production process was obstructed at the packaging machine, causing intermittent conveyor belt stops.
2VerbB1
[to] encounter difficulties
to experience problems or obstacles that hinder progress
Examples
โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉan1[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly2[to] scroll3[to] shift; move (time/place)4[to] postpone; delay5[to] be promoted; advance6sled; sledgeออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔn1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentationติดขัดdtìt-kàtติดขัดdtìt-kàt1[to] be jammed; be obstructed2[to] encounter difficulties3[to] be short of; be in shortage4halting; hesitant; not fluent
The project was postponed because the paperwork process ran into problems.
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การเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaติดขัดdtìt-kàtตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛkเพราะprɔ́ทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmกันgan
The negotiations hit obstacles from the start because both sides wouldn't give in.
สมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛระบบrá-bòpติดขัดdtìt-kàtทำให้tam-hâiส่งเอกสารsòng-èek-gà-sǎanไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
I applied for the job but ran into issues with the system, so I couldn't submit the documents.
แผนpɛ̌ɛnพัฒนาชุมชนpát-tá-naa-chum-chonติดขัดdtìt-kàtจากjàakข้อกฎหมายkɔ̂ɔ-gòt-mǎaiและlɛ́การอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanที่tîiล่าช้าlâa-cháa
The community development plan was hindered by legal constraints and delayed budget approval.
3VerbB1
[to] be short of; be in shortage
to lack necessary resources such as money, materials, or time; to have an insufficiency
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodโครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalติดขัดdtìt-kàtติดขัดdtìt-kàt1[to] be jammed; be obstructed2[to] encounter difficulties3[to] be short of; be in shortage4halting; hesitant; not fluentเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (financial plan)2budget (allocated funds)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเลื่อนงานlʉ̂ʉan-ngaanเลื่อนงานlʉ̂ʉan-ngaan[to] postpone [an event/work]ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Right now the project is short on budget, so we have to postpone the work.
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ทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiติดขัดdtìt-kàtทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnจึงjʉngเก็บgèpตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangได้dâaiไม่mâiครบkrópตามdtaamแผนpɛ̌ɛn
The research team lacked resources, so they couldn’t collect samples as planned.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเขาkǎoติดขัดdtìt-kàtเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินngənทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดค่าใช้จ่ายdtàt-kâa-chái-jàaiที่tîiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpenทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
His family is short on money, which made them cut all non-essential expenses.
แผนพัฒนาpɛ̌ɛn-pát-tá-naaติดขัดdtìt-kàtเวลาwee-laaและlɛ́บุคลากรbùk-ká-laa-gɔɔnทำให้tam-hâiความคืบหน้าkwaam-kʉ̂ʉp-nâaช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaกำหนดgam-nòtอย่างมากyàang-mâak
The development plan lacks time and personnel, causing progress to be much slower than scheduled.
4AdjectiveB2
halting; hesitant; not fluent
Not flowing smoothly or fluently, especially of speech or delivery.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)นักข่าวnák-kàaoนักข่าวnák-kàaojournalist; reporterแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ติดขัดdtìt-kàtติดขัดdtìt-kàt1[to] be jammed; be obstructed2[to] encounter difficulties3[to] be short of; be in shortage4halting; hesitant; not fluentเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่มั่นใจmâi-mân-jaiไม่มั่นใจmâi-mân-jainot confident; unsure; uncertainในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)
He answered the reporters hesitantly, as if he wasn't confident in what he was saying.
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เวลาwee-laaฉันchǎnเจอjəəผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkมักจะmák-jàแนะนำตัวnɛ́-nam-dtuuaแบบbɛ̀ɛpติดขัดdtìt-kàtเพราะprɔ́เกร็งgreng
When I meet elders for the first time, I tend to introduce myself awkwardly because I'm tense.
บทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumฟังดูfang-duuติดขัดdtìt-kàtและlɛ́ไม่mâiเป็นธรรมชาติbpen-tam-má-châatจนjonทุกคนtúk-konรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอึดอัดʉ̀t-àt
The conversation in the meeting sounded constrained and unnatural, making everyone feel uncomfortable.
คำขอโทษkam-kɔ̌ɔ-tôotของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoติดขัดdtìt-kàtราวกับraao-gàpถูกtùukบังคับbang-kápให้hâiพูดpûutมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมาจากmaa-jàakใจjai
His apology sounded hesitant, as if it was forced rather than heartfelt.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtìt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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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ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] scrub; scour2[to] polish; buff3[to] obstruct; block4[to] oppose; contradict5[to] fasten; secure [sth] in place6[to] interlace; weave[to] scrub; scourPart 2
ติดขัดdtìt-kàtติดขัดdtìt-kàt[to] be jammed; be obstructed[to] be jammed; be obstructedWord