ตีสาม
dtii-sǎamMeaning
1NounA2
3 a.m.; three in the morning
Three o'clock in the morning; 3 a.m.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔnตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔn[to] wake up (stop sleeping)ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodตีสามdtii-sǎamตีสามdtii-sǎam3 a.m.; three in the morningทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
He wakes up at 3 a.m. every day.
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Last night I heard a loud noise at around 3 a.m.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตีสามdtii-sǎamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปให้bpai-hâiทันtanเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-bin
Tomorrow, we have to leave the house as early as 3 a.m. to catch the flight.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàทำงานtam-ngaanเสร็จsètแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลับglàpถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanก็gɔ̂เกือบgʉ̀ʉapตีสามdtii-sǎamทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเพลียpliiaมากmâak
By the time he finished work and got home, it was almost 3 a.m., which made him feel very exhausted.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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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ตีสามdtii-sǎamตีสามdtii-sǎam3 a.m.; three in the morning3 a.m.; three in the morningWord