ตีโฟร์
dtii-fooMeaning
1VerbC2
[to] play a four (card) (slang)
In Thai card-game slang, to play the four card or make a move involving the four.
Examples
ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตีโฟร์dtii-fooตีโฟร์dtii-foo[to] play a four (card) (slang)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàat[to] have a chance (to); [to] have an opportunity (to)พลิกเกมplík-geemพลิกเกมplík-geem[to] turn the tables; [to] make a comebackทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
If you can play the four this turn, we have a chance to turn the game around immediately.
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ฉันchǎnตั้งใจdtâng-jaiเก็บgèpไพ่pâiไว้wáiจนjonท้ายtáaiวงwongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiตีโฟร์dtii-fooกดดันgòt-danให้hâiคนkonถัดไปtàt-bpaiต้องdtɔ̂ngทิ้งtíngแต้มdtɛ̂ɛm
I purposely saved my cards until late in the round so I could play the four and pressure the next player to drop points.
พอpɔɔฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamหลงlǒngเหลี่ยมlìiamเราraoก็gɔ̂สวนsǔuanด้วยdûuaiการตีgaan-dtiiโฟร์fooปิดbpìtเกมgeemอย่างyàangเหนือชั้นnʉ̌ʉa-chán
As soon as the opponents fell for the trick, we countered by playing the four to finish the game masterfully.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตีโฟร์ said ตี-โฟ?
dtii-foo
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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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ตีโฟร์dtii-fooตีโฟร์dtii-foo[to] play a four (card) (slang)[to] play a four (card) (slang)Word