ต่อๆ

dtò dtò

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

go on; keep going (colloq.)

used to urge someone to continue speaking or doing something; go on; keep going (colloquial)

Examples

เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)สนุกมากsà-nùk mâakสนุกมากsà-nùk mâakvery funเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ต่อๆdtò dtòต่อๆdtò dtò1go on; keep going (colloq.)2successively; subsequent; following
The story is very fun. Go on, keep telling it!
3 more examples
แล้วláeoไงngaiต่อๆdtò dtòรีบrêepเล่าlâoมาmaaเลยloieอยากyàakฟังfangแล้วláeo
And then what? Hurry up and tell me, I want to hear it now!
กินginต่อๆdtò dtòเลยloieไม่ต้องmâi dtôngเกรงใจนะgreng jai ná
Go on and eat, don't be shy.
อย่าyàaหยุดyùtสิsìกำลังgam-langมันmanเลยloieพูดpôotต่อๆdtò dtòว่าwâaเกิดgèrtอะไรà-raiขึ้นkêun
Don't stop, it's getting exciting! Go on, say what happened next.
2AdverbB1

successively; subsequent; following

Expressing succession or continuation, usually with กันกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark, มามาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker, or ไปไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively, as in successive events or subsequent generations.

Examples

รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1train2railway; rail serviceแล่นlâenแล่นlâen1[to] sail; move swiftly (through water/air)2[to] run; travel (of a vehicle)3[to] run; dashออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)สถานีsà-tăa-neeสถานีsà-tăa-nee1transport station2broadcasting station3service station/baseต่อๆdtò dtòต่อๆdtò dtò1go on; keep going (colloq.)2successively; subsequent; followingกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทุกๆtúk túkทุกๆtúk túk1every; each (before a noun/classifier)2every (at intervals)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenนาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
The trains leave the station one after another every ten minutes.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเขาkăoได้dâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengปัญหาbpan-hăaต่างๆdtàang-dtàangก็gâwตามมาdtaam maaต่อๆdtò dtòกันganไม่หยุดmâi yùt
Ever since he got promoted, various problems have followed one after another without stopping.
เราraoต้องdtôngวางแผนwaang păenอนาคตà-naa-kótให้ดีhâi deeเพื่อpêuuaคนkonรุ่นrûnต่อๆdtò dtòไปbpai
We must plan the future well for the sake of future generations.
การค้นพบgaan kón pópทางวิทยาศาสตร์taang wít-tá-yaa-sàatครั้งนี้kráng néeได้dâiนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoการค้นพบgaan kón pópที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanอื่นๆèun èunต่อๆdtò dtòมาmaaอีกมากมายèek mâak maai
This scientific discovery has led to many other important subsequent discoveries.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ต่อๆ said ต่อ-ต่อ?

dtò dtò

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

dtò

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

2successively; subsequent; following