ต้อกๆ
dtôk dtôkMeanings
1AdverbB2
tap-tap; click-clack
onomatopoeia for the sound of footsteps, light knocking, or tapping
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningต้อกๆdtôk dtôkต้อกๆdtôk dtôk1tap-tap; click-clack2at a steady, leisurely walking paceอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหน้าห้องnâa hôngหน้าห้องnâa hông1front of the room; area outside a room2secretary; personal assistant
I heard the sound of someone walking tok-tok (footsteps) in front of the room.
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อย่าyàaเคาะkóโต๊ะdtóดังdangต้อกๆdtôk dtôkได้ไหมdâi măiมันmanทำให้tam hâiฉันchănไม่มีสมาธิmâi mee sà-maa-tí
Could you not tap the table tok-tok? It's making me lose concentration.
เสียงsĭiangรองเท้าส้นสูงrong táo sôn sŏongของkŏngเธอterเดินdernต้อกๆdtôk dtôkมาmaaแต่ไกลdtàe glaiทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konต้องdtôngหันไปhăn bpaiมองmong
The tok-tok sound of her high heels approaching from afar made everyone turn to look.
เขาkăoใช้cháiปากกาbpàak gaaเคาะkóโต๊ะdtóดังdangต้อกๆdtôk dtôkตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaที่นั่งtêe nângคิดkítงานngaan
He kept tapping his pen on the desk tok-tok the whole time he was thinking about his work.
2AdverbC1
at a steady, leisurely walking pace
describes walking along steadily and unhurriedly, often with short steps; commonly used in เดินต๊อกๆ
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót maybus; city busหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningต้อกๆdtôk dtôkต้อกๆdtôk dtôk1tap-tap; click-clack2at a steady, leisurely walking paceกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
The buses stopped running today, so I had to trudge all the way home by myself.
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ถึงtĕungแดดdàetจะjàร้อนrónแค่ไหนkâe năiเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangเดินdernต้อกๆdtôk dtôkไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanเพื่อpêuuaประหยัดbprà-yàtค่ารถkâa rót
No matter how hot the sun is, he still trudges to work to save on transportation costs.
ชีวิตchee-wítคนkonหาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâmอย่างyàangเขาkăoเมื่อmêuuaไม่มีmâi meeรถส่วนตัวrót sùuan dtuuaก็gâwต้องdtôngเดินdernต้อกๆdtôk dtôkฝ่าfàaฝนfŏnกลับglàpที่พักtêe pákทุกวันtúk wan
For a hand-to-mouth worker like him, lacking a personal car means having to trudge through the rain back to his lodging every day.
ระยะทางrá-yá taangตั้งdtângหลายlăaiกิโลเมตรgì-loh-métแต่dtàeด้วยความที่dûuai kwaam têeไม่มีmâi meeเงินติดตัวngern dtìt dtuuaสักsàkบาทbàatเธอterจึงjeungจำใจjam jaiก้มหน้าgôm nâaเดินdernต้อกๆdtôk dtôkต่อไปdtòr bpaiจนกว่าจะjon gwàa jàถึงtĕungจุดหมายjùt măai
The distance was several kilometers, but with not a single baht on her, she had no choice but to keep her head down and trudge along until she reached her destination.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ต้อกๆ said ต้อก-ต้อก?
dtôk dtôk
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 tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôk
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 | — | — |