ต่ำลง
dtàm-longMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] become lower; to decrease
to become lower in position, value, or amount; to decrease or go down.
Examples
พระอาทิตย์prá-aa-títพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-tít1the Sun2Surya; the sun godกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesต่ำลงdtàm-longต่ำลงdtàm-long[to] become lower; to decreaseอีกไม่นานìik-mâi-naanอีกไม่นานìik-mâi-naansoonก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มืดแล้วmʉ̂ʉt-lɛ́ɛoมืดแล้วmʉ̂ʉt-lɛ́ɛoit's dark now
The sun is getting lower. It will be dark soon.
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The price of vegetables has gone down because there's a lot of produce lately.
หลังจากlăng jàakมีmeeข่าวkàaoออกมาòk maaมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaหุ้นhûnของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtก็gâwต่ำลงdtàm longอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chát
After the news broke, the company's stock value dropped noticeably.
ความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiในตัวเองnai-dtuua-eengของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàต่ำลงdtàm-longหลังจากlǎng-jàakถูกtùukเจ้านายjâo-naaiตำหนิdtam-nìหลายlǎaiครั้งkráng
His self-confidence seems to have lowered after being criticized by his boss several times.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtàm
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 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
ต่ำdtàmต่ำdtàm1low; not high2low-class; inferior; base3low-pitched; low (voice/tone)low; not highPart 1
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
ต่ำลงdtàm-longต่ำลงdtàm-long[to] become lower; to decrease[to] become lower; to decreaseWord