ติดตลก
dtìt-dtà-lòkMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
joking; humorous; facetious
treating things lightly or jokingly; having a humorous or facetious tone, sometimes inappropriately
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanwork matters; businessติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòk1joking; humorous; facetious2to joke around; to make light ofทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesจริงจังjing-jangจริงจังjing-jang1serious; earnest2seriously; earnestly
He talked about work in a joking manner even though the boss was being serious.
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ตอนdtɔɔnประชุมbprà-chumเธอtəəพูดpûutติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkจนjonหลายคนlǎai-konรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaไม่mâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaan
During the meeting, she spoke facetiously to the point that many felt it was inappropriate.
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoยังyangตอบdtɔ̀ɔpติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่mâiเห็นhěnความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kan
This is a sensitive matter, yet he still replied jokingly as if it wasn’t important.
แม้mɛ́ɛบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatจะjàตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatเขาkǎoกลับglàpเล่าlâoเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkจนjonถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatผู้เสียหายpûu-sǐia-hǎai
Even though the atmosphere was tense, he recounted the incident jokingly, so he was seen as disrespecting the victim.
2VerbB1
to joke around; to make light of
to speak or act in a humorous way, often making light of a situation (sometimes inappropriately)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillติดตลกdtìt dtà-lòkติดตลกdtìt dtà-lòk1joking; humorous; facetious2to joke around; to make light ofตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2meeting venue/room3the assembly; the bodyทั้งที่táng têeทั้งที่táng têealthough; even thoughเรื่องจริงrêuuang jingเรื่องจริงrêuuang jing1true story; real event2the real facts; what really happenedจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)แปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2oddly; in a strange way
He cracked jokes during the meeting even though it was serious, making the atmosphere awkward.
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เธอtəəติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkเวลาwee-laaถูกtùukตำหนิdtam-nìเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glʉ̀ʉanความเครียดkwaam-krîiatแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanยิ่งyîngทำให้tam-hâiหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìt
She jokes around when being criticized to ease the tension, but it only makes the boss more annoyed.
พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiเขาkǎoกลับglàpติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkพูดล้อเล่นpûut-lɔ́ɔ-lênออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจนjonคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒm
When a friend was crying, he made a joke, and people around thought it was inappropriate.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคนkonนั้นnánชอบchôpติดตลกdtìt dtà-lòkกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hăaบ้านเมืองbâan meuuangร้ายแรงráai raengราวกับraao gàpมันmanเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangขำๆkăm kămจนjonถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanหนักnàk
That politician tends to make jokes about serious national issues as if they were funny, drawing heavy criticism.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ติดตลก said ติด-ตะ-หลก?
dtìt-dtà-lòk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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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ติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkjoking; humorous; facetiousjoking; humorous; facetiousWord