ถูไถ
tǔu-tǎiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] muddle through; scrape by; make do
To manage with difficulty or do just enough to get through a task or situation, without achieving a satisfactory result.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ถูไถtǔu-tǎiถูไถtǔu-tǎi1[to] muddle through; scrape by; make do2passable; barely adequate (colloq.)ส่งให้sòng-hâiส่งให้sòng-hâi[to] send [sth] to [sb]; [to] pass [sth] to [sb]ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see throughแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎacontent; subject matterไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
He did the report just to get by and submitted it on time, but the content was incomplete.
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วันนี้wan-níiฉันchǎnอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉถูไถtǔu-tǎiไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iยังyangไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iเข้าkâoหัวhǔua
Today I studied half-heartedly, so it hasn’t really sunk in.
โครงการkroong-gaanคืบหน้าkʉ̂ʉp-nâaแบบbɛ̀ɛpถูไถtǔu-tǎiเพราะprɔ́ทีมงานtiim-ngaanยังyangไม่mâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmและlɛ́ขาดkàatทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔn
The project is progressing only minimally because the team is unprepared and lacks resources.
ถ้าtâaยังyangทำงานtam-ngaanกันถูgan-tǔuไถtǎiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiไตรมาสdtrai-mâatก็gɔ̂คงไม่kong-mâiถึงtʉ̌ng
If we keep working half-heartedly like this, we probably won’t meet the quarterly targets.
2Adjective
passable; barely adequate (colloq.)
Just good enough to get by, though not satisfactory; often used in พอถูไถพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎi1good enough; passable2[to] get by; make do.
Examples
อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎi1good enough; passable2[to] get by; make doแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukinexpensive; low-priced
The food at this restaurant is passable, but it's cheap.
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ห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákที่นี่tîi-nîiพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiแค่kɛ̂ɛนอนnɔɔnคืนkʉʉnเดียวdiiaoก็gɔ̂ไม่เป็นไรmâi-bpen-rai
The rooms here are barely adequate, but they're all right for just one night.
คุณภาพเสียงkun-ná-pâap-sǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngลำโพงlam-poongตัวdtuuaนี้níiพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiถ้าtâaชอบchɔ̂ɔpฟังfangเพลงpleengคงkongต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakรุ่นrûnอื่นʉ̀ʉn
The sound quality of this speaker is only passable; if you enjoy listening to music, you'll probably need a different model.
แม้mɛ́ɛรายงานraai-ngaanฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiจะมีjà-miiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunครบkrópตามdtaamหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapโดยรวมdooi-ruuamยังอยู่yang-yùuในnaiระดับrá-dàpพอถูไถpɔɔ-tǔu-tǎiเพราะprɔ́ขาดkàatการวิเคราะห์gaan-wí-krɔ́ที่tîiชัดเจนchát-jeen
Although this report covers all the required topics, its overall quality is only passable because it lacks clear analysis.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǔu
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
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ไถtǎiไถtǎi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)5[to] squeeze money out of [sb] (slang)[to] plow; [to] tillPart 2
ถูไถtǔu-tǎiถูไถtǔu-tǎi[to] muddle through; scrape by; make do[to] muddle through; scrape by; make doWord