ต๊องๆ
dtóng dtóngMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
silly; goofy; wacky
silly, goofy, or slightly crazy in a harmless and often amusing way.
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringต๊องๆdtóng dtóngต๊องๆdtóng dtóngsilly; goofy; wackyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerน่ารักnâa rákน่ารักnâa rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
My friend is a bit goofy, but she's cute.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpทำหน้าtam nâaต๊องๆdtóng dtóngเวลาway-laaถ่ายรูปtàai rôopทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konหัวเราะhŭua ró
He likes to make silly faces when taking pictures, which makes everyone laugh.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiสนใจsŏn jaiเขาkăoเลยloieบางทีbaang teeเขาkăoก็gâwทำตัวtam dtuuaต๊องๆdtóng dtóngไปbpaiอย่างนั้นyàang nánแหละlàe
Don't mind him, sometimes he just acts silly like that.
ถึงtĕungภายนอกpaai nôkเธอterจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonต๊องๆdtóng dtóngแต่dtàeพอporถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaทำงานtam ngaanจริงจังjing-jangเธอterกลับเป็นglàp bpenคนkonที่têeพึ่งพาได้pêung paa dâaiมากที่สุดmâak têe sùt
Although she may seem a bit goofy on the outside, when it comes time to work seriously, she becomes the most dependable person.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ต๊องๆ said ต๊อง-ต๊อง?
dtóng dtóng
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 tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtóng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |