ตีเสมอ
dtii-sà-mə̌əMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] equalize; tie the score
to make the score level with an opponent; to draw even or score the equalizer, especially in sports or competition
Examples
ทีมไทยtiim-taiทีมไทยtiim-taiThai team; Team Thailandยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ประตูตีเสมอbprà-dtuu-dtii-sà-mə̌əประตูตีเสมอbprà-dtuu-dtii-sà-mə̌əequalizing goalได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táaiนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táai1the last minute (literal)2the last possible moment; the eleventh hour (idiomatic)
The Thai team scored a goal to draw even in the last minute.
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กองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàยิงyingประตูbprà-dtuuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌əแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้รักษาประตูpûu-rák-sǎa-bprà-dtuuรับไว้ráp-wáiได้dâai
The forward tried to shoot a goal to equalize, but the goalkeeper saved it.
แฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnส่งsòngเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiaดังลั่นdang-lânเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทีมtiimของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoสามารถsǎa-mâatตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌əได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
The fans cheered loudly when their team managed to score the equalizer.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàตามหลังdtaam-lǎngอยู่yùuถึงtʉ̌ngสองsɔ̌ɔngประตูbprà-dtuuแต่dtɛ̀ɛด้วยdûuaiความkwaamไม่mâiยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌əได้dâaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnหมดเวลาmòt-wee-laa
Despite being two goals down, with their never-give-up attitude, they finally came back to draw even before time ran out.
2VerbB2
[to] act as an equal; put oneself on an equal footing
to behave as though one were equal in rank or standing to someone senior or superior, often implying inappropriate familiarity or disrespect.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warn3[to] caution; admonishว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)พูดเล่นpûut-lênพูดเล่นpûut-lên[to] joke; [to] kidกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)แบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌əตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌ə1[to] equalize; tie the score2[to] act as an equal; put oneself on an equal footing
My mother warned me not to joke with elders like that because it would look as though I were treating them as my peers.
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เขาkǎoเรียกrîiakหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaด้วยdûuaiชื่อเล่นchʉ̂ʉ-lênเฉยchə̌əiจนjonเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌ə
He called his boss by his nickname without using a title, so a coworker warned him not to act as though they were equals.
แม้mɛ́ɛอาจารย์aa-jaanจะjàชวนคุยchuuan-kuiอย่างyàangเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eengเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangระวังคำพูดrá-wang-kam-pûutเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiอาจารย์aa-jaanรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌ə
Although his professor chatted with him informally, he still watched his words because he did not want the professor to feel that he was being presumptuously familiar.
ในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanที่tîiให้ความสำคัญhâi-kwaam-sǎm-kanกับgàpลำดับlam-dàpอาวุโสaa-wú-sǒoการหยอกล้อgaan-yɔ̀ɔk-lɔ́ɔผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtอาจàatถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenการgaanตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌əแม้mɛ́ɛผู้พูดpûu-pûutจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiลบหลู่lóp-lùuก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
In a workplace that places importance on seniority, teasing an executive like a close friend may be seen as presumptuously treating them as an equal, even if no disrespect is intended.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตีเสมอ said ตี-สะ-เหมอ?
dtii-sà-mə̌ə
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 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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เสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tiealways; invariablyPart 2
ตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌əตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌ə[to] equalize; tie the score[to] equalize; tie the scoreWord