ถูๆไถๆ
tŏo tŏo tăi tăiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] scrape by; [to] muddle through; [to] make do
to barely manage to get by or complete something; to make do or muddle through a situation despite a lack of skill, resources, or effort
Examples
ภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtthe English languageของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelเท่าไหร่tâo ràiเท่าไหร่tâo rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; 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 markerพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenพูดpôotพูดpôot[to] speak; talk; sayถูๆไถๆtŏo tŏo tăi tăiถูๆไถๆtŏo tŏo tăi tăi[to] scrape by; [to] muddle through; [to] make doเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôt1[to] survive; [to] get by2[to] save one’s own skinเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out; visit (for fun)2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeingต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1abroad; foreign countries2foreign; overseas3abroad; overseasได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
My English is not very good, but I can muddle through enough to survive when traveling abroad.
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เดือนนี้deuuan néeฉันchănใช้เงินchái ngernเกินงบgern ngópไปหน่อยbpai nòiช่วงchûuangปลายเดือนbplaai deuuanก็เลยgôr loeiต้องdtôngใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítแบบbàepถูๆไถๆtŏo tŏo tăi tăiไปbpaiจนกว่าjon gwàaเงินเดือนngern deuuanจะjàออกòk
I went a bit over budget this month, so towards the end of the month I have to barely get by until payday.
คอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrเครื่องkrêuuangนี้néeเก่าgàoมากmâakแล้วláeoและláeมักจะmák jàค้างอยู่káang yòoบ่อยๆbòi bòiแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangทนtonใช้cháiถูๆไถๆtŏo tŏo tăi tăiไปก่อนbpai gònเพราะpráwไม่mâiอยากyàakเสียเงินsĭia ngernซื้อséuใหม่mài
This computer is very old and frequently freezes, but he keeps making do with it for now because he doesn't want to spend money on a new one.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaทีมteemของเราkŏng raoจะมีjà meeเวลาway-laaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaน้อยมากnói mâakแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatนำเสนองานnam sà-nĕr ngaanแบบbàepถูๆไถๆtŏo tŏo tăi tăiจนjonผ่านpàanการประเมินgaan bprà-mernไปbpaiได้dâi
Even though our team had very little time to prepare, we ultimately managed to muddle through the presentation and pass the evaluation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถูๆไถๆ said ถู-ถู-ไถ-ไถ?
tŏo tŏo tăi tăi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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
tŏo
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 | — | — |