ต้นเกม
dtôn-geemMeaning
1NounB2
early game; opening stage
the initial phase of a game or match, before the midgame or endgame (esp. in sports and video games)
Examples
ต้นเกมdtôn-geemต้นเกมdtôn-geemearly game; opening stageทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔng1both; the two (with a noun)2both; both of themทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ดูเชิงduu-chəəngดูเชิงduu-chəəng[to] size up [sb/sth]; [to] test the watersกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantเต็มที่dtem-tîiเต็มที่dtem-tîi1to the fullest; fully2maximum; full (capacity/extent)3at most; at the maximum
In the early game, both teams were still testing each other out; no one dared to attack at full force yet.
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ในnaiเกมgeemนี้níiถ้าtâaอยากyàakชนะchá-náเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngคุมkumโซนsoonให้ได้hâi-dâaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛต้นเกมdtôn-geem
In this game, if we want to win, we have to control the zone right from the early game.
ผู้เล่นpûu-lênคนkonนั้นnánฟาร์มfaamเก็บgèpเลเวลlee-weenได้dâaiเร็วreoมากmâakในnaiช่วงต้นเกมchûuang-dtôn-geemทำให้tam-hâiได้เปรียบdâai-bprìiapคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuในnaiช่วงกลางchûuang-glaangเกมgeem
That player farmed levels very quickly during the early game, giving them an advantage over the opponent in the midgame.
การgaanเสียsǐiaประตูbprà-dtuuในnaiช่วงต้นเกมchûuang-dtôn-geemส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanเล่นlênของkɔ̌ɔngทีมเราtiim-raoเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâak
Conceding a goal during the early game significantly impacted our team's game plan.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
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ต้นเกมdtôn-geemต้นเกมdtôn-geemearly game; opening stageearly game; opening stageWord