ต่ำๆ
dtàm-dtàmMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
low; fairly low
low in height, level, amount, or degree; reduplication may indicate an approximate low level rather than intensification.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศเย็นaa-gàat yenอากาศเย็นaa-gàat yencool weatherเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessแอร์aeแอร์ae1air conditioner; AC2air conditioning; AC (cool air/system)3female flight attendant; air hostess (colloq.)อุณหภูมิun-hà-poomอุณหภูมิun-hà-poomtemperatureต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmต่ำๆdtàm-dtàm1low; fairly low2at least; by a low estimate3base; vulgar; low-classก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
It's cool today, just setting the air conditioner to a low temperature is enough.
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ช่วยchûuaiเปิดbpèrtเพpayลงเสียงlong sĭiangเบาๆbao baoต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmหน่อยnòiนะnáฉันchănกำลังgam-langใช้cháiสมาธิsà-maa-tí
Please play the music at a very low volume, I'm trying to concentrate.
แบตเตอรี่bàet-dter-rêeมือถือmeuu tĕuuเหลือlĕuuaระดับrá-dàpต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmแล้วláeoเดี๋ยวdĭiaoต้องdtôngชาร์จcháat
The phone battery is at a very low level now, I'll have to charge it soon.
เพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengเขาkăoจึงjeungพยายามpà-yaa-yaamรักษาท่าrák-săa tâaทีteeให้ดูhâi dooต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmและláeไม่mâiโดดเด่นdòht dènเกินไปgern bpaiในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum
To avoid conflict, he tried to maintain a very low profile and not stand out too much in the meeting.
2AdverbB2
at least; by a low estimate
used adverbially to give a conservative minimum or low estimate (e.g., ต่ำๆต่ำๆdtàm-dtàm1low; fairly low2at least; by a low estimate3base; vulgar; low-class ก็ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption marker...)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถมือสองrót meu sŏngรถมือสองrót meu sŏngused carคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmต่ำๆdtàm-dtàm1low; fairly low2at least; by a low estimate3base; vulgar; low-classก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] need to have; be required to haveเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบแสนsăenแสนsăen1one hundred thousand (100,000)2very; extremelyนึงneungนึงneungone (colloquial)
If you want to buy this used car, you'll need at least a hundred thousand (baht) in your pocket, at a minimum.
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งานเลี้ยงรุ่นngaan líiang rûnครั้งนี้kráng néeคาดว่าkâat wâaคนkonจะjàมาmaaเยอะyéhต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmก็gâwน่าจะnâa jàเกินgernห้าสิบhâa sìpคนkon
For this class reunion, we expect a lot of people to come; at the low end, it should be over fifty people.
โปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeกว่าจะgwàa jàเสร็จสมบูรณ์sèt sŏm-boonต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmก็gâwคงkongใช้เวลาchái way-laaอีกèekหนึ่งปีnìng bpeeเป็นbpenอย่างน้อยyàang nói
For this project to be fully completed, it will take at least another year at a conservative estimate.
นักกีฬาอาชีพnák gee-laa aa-chêepกว่าจะgwàa jàประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètได้dâiต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmก็gâwต้องdtôngฝึกซ้อมfèuk sómวันละwan lá6-8ชั่วโมงchûua-mohng
For a professional athlete to become successful, they have to train for a minimum of 6-8 hours a day.
3AdjectiveB2
base; vulgar; low-class
describing someone or something as crude, vulgar, or morally/socially low
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ดูถูกdoo tòokดูถูกdoo tòok1[to] insult; belittle [sb]2[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นิสัยní-săiนิสัยní-săi1habit2character; dispositionที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmต่ำๆdtàm-dtàm1low; fairly low2at least; by a low estimate3base; vulgar; low-classมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He likes to speak condescendingly to others; it's a very low-class habit.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiทำtamพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmแบบนั้นbàep nánให้hâiคนอื่นkon èunเขาkăoดูถูกdoo tòokเราraoได้dâi
Don't engage in that kind of crude behavior and let others look down on you.
การปล่อยข่าวลือgaan bplòi kàao leuเพื่อpêuuaทำร้ายtam ráaiคนอื่นkon èunเป็นbpenวิธีการwí-tee-gaanที่têeต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmและláeขี้ขลาดkêe-klàat
Spreading rumors to hurt others is a crude and cowardly method.
ถึงจะtĕung jàโกรธgròhtแค่ไหนkâe năiก็gâwไม่ควรmâi kuuanลดตัวlót dtuuaลงไปlong bpaiใช้cháiวาจาwaa-jaaต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmโต้ตอบdtôh dtòpกลับไปglàp bpai
No matter how angry you are, you shouldn't lower yourself to respond with vulgar language.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ต่ำๆ said ต่ำ-ต่ำ?
dtàm-dtàm
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
- 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 | — | — |