ตีค่า
dtii-kâaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] value; appraise; assess worth
To estimate or assign a value to something, whether in terms of money, worth, or importance.
Examples
ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallรับซื้อráp-sʉ́ʉรับซื้อráp-sʉ́ʉ[to] buy from sellers; act as a buyer/outletของเก่าkɔ̌ɔng-gàoของเก่าkɔ̌ɔng-gào1used goods; secondhand items2antiques; antiquities3scrap; junk; recyclable old materials4(figurative) old matters; an exตีค่าdtii-kâaตีค่าdtii-kâa[to] value; appraise; assess worthตู้dtûuตู้dtûu1cabinet; cupboard2wardrobe; closet3CL: ตู้4box; enclosure (equipment)5booth; kiosk6locker7railway carriage; train carใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔng1second (ordinal number)2second place; runner-upพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)คิดว่าkít-wâaคิดว่าkít-wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)น่าจะnâa-jàน่าจะnâa-jà1probably; likely2be expected; should (probability)3might be a good idea (suggestion)4should have (regret/criticism)ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแพงกว่าpɛɛng-gwàaแพงกว่าpɛɛng-gwàamore expensiveนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
The secondhand dealer valued this cabinet at two thousand baht, but I think it could sell for more.
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เราraoไม่ควรmâi-kuuanตีค่าdtii-kâaคนkonจากjàakเงินngənที่tîiเขาkǎoมีmiiเพราะprɔ́นิสัยní-sǎiสำคัญsǎm-kanกว่าgwàa
We shouldn't judge people's worth by how much money they have, because character matters more.
แม้mɛ́ɛภาพวาดpâap-wâatนี้níiจะjàตีค่าdtii-kâaเป็นbpenเงินได้ngən-dâaiไม่มากmâi-mâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoมันmanเป็นbpenความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamที่tîiไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiทดแทนtót-tɛɛnได้dâai
Although this painting has little monetary value, to our family it represents an irreplaceable memory.
หากhàakบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตีdtiiค่าประสบการณ์kâa-bprà-sòp-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanต่ำdtàmเกินไปgəən-bpaiก็gɔ̂อาจàatเสียคนsǐia-konเก่งgèngให้กับhâi-gàpคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngที่tîiเห็นhěnความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
If a company undervalues its employees' experience, it may lose talented people to competitors who appreciate them more.
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
dtii
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
ตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take as[to] hit; strike; beatPart 1
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ตีค่าdtii-kâaตีค่าdtii-kâa[to] value; appraise; assess worth[to] value; appraise; assess worthWord