ถอยหลัง
tɔ̌ɔi-lǎngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] move backward; reverse; retreat
To go in the reverse direction; to back up or step back (of a person or vehicle); to retreat.
Examples
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Be careful! A car is backing up towards us.
He stepped back one step to see the picture more clearly.
ผมpǒmขับรถkàp-rótไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iเก่งgèngโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngเข้าkâoซองsɔɔngจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rót
I'm not very good at driving, especially when I have to reverse into a parking space.
2AdverbA2
backward(s); in reverse
In a backward direction; toward the rear; in reverse.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2backward(s); in reverse3[to] regress; backslide
He walks backward.
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His car rolled backward down the hill.
Please count backward from ten for me.
If you play this video in reverse, it looks very funny.
3VerbB2
[to] regress; backslide
To move backward in progress, development, or status; to become less advanced.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolพัฒนาpát-tá-naaพัฒนาpát-tá-naa1[to] develop; improve2development (process)ประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; stateของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; 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)ถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2backward(s); in reverse3[to] regress; backslide
If we stop developing, our country will regress.
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ถ้าtâaไม่mâiฝึกฝนfèuk fŏnบ่อยๆbòi bòiทักษะták-sàทางtaangภาษาpaa-săaของkŏngคุณkunก็gâwจะjàถอยหลังtŏi lăngลงlongได้dâiนะná
If you don't practice often, your language skills can decline.
บางคนbaang-konกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaกฎหมายใหม่gòt-mǎai-màiฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiจะjàทำให้tam-hâiสังคมsǎng-komโดยรวมdooi-ruuamถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngไปสู่bpai-sùuยุคเก่าyúk-gào
Some people are worried that this new law will cause society as a whole to regress to an older era.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàก้าวgâaoไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaดูเหมือนว่าduu-mʉ̌ʉan-wâaเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngเมื่อเทียบกับmʉ̂ʉa-tîiap-gàpคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
Instead of moving forward, it seems the company's technology is regressing compared to its competitors.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ถอยtɔ̌ɔiถอยtɔ̌ɔi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out; back down3[to] decline; regress; deteriorate[to] move back; back up; retreatPart 1
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หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureback (of body)Part 2
ถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎng[to] move backward; reverse; retreat[to] move backward; reverse; retreatWord