ตื๊อ
dtʉ́ʉMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] pester; [to] beg persistently
to keep asking, urging, or bothering someone again and again, often to make them agree
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตื๊อdtʉ́ʉตื๊อdtʉ́ʉ[to] pester; [to] beg persistentlyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He has been urging me to buy a new car for days.
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อย่าyàaมาmaaตื๊อdtʉ́ʉเลยləəiฉันchǎnบอกbɔ̀ɔkไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoว่าwâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnไม่ว่างmâi-wâangไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoด้วยdûuai
Don't keep bothering me, I already told you I'm not free to hang out tomorrow.
พนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan kăaiพยายามpà-yaa-yaamตื๊อdtéuลูกค้าlûuk-káaอยู่yòoเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-mohngๆ-แต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwยังyangปิดการขายbpìt gaan kăaiไม่ได้mâi dâai
The salesperson tried pestering the customer for hours, but ultimately still couldn't close the deal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtʉ́ʉ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |