ทนโท่
ton-tôoMeaning
1AdverbB2
glaringly obvious; plain to see
glaringly obvious, undeniable, or plain to see right in front of one's eyes
Examples
หลักฐานlàk-tǎanหลักฐานlàk-tǎan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainทนโท่ton-tôoทนโท่ton-tôoglaringly obvious; plain to seeขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèet1[to] refuse; decline2[to] deny3[to] rejectอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)เหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
With the evidence so glaringly obvious like this, would he still dare to deny it?
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ป้ายbpâaiห้ามจอดhâam-jɔ̀ɔtก็gɔ̂ตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuทนโท่ton-tôoทำไมtam-maiถึงtʉ̌ngยังyangมีmiiคนkonเอาaoรถrótมาmaaจอดjɔ̀ɔtอีกìikล่ะlâ
The no-parking sign is standing right there plain as day, why do people still park their cars here?
เขาkǎoขโมยkà-mooiของkɔ̌ɔngให้เห็นhâi-hěnอยู่yùuทนโท่ton-tôoแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiห้ามhâam
He stole the things right in front of everyone's eyes, but no one dared to intervene.
ความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatก็gɔ̂เห็นhěnอยู่yùuทนโท่ton-tôoแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanกลับglàpทำเป็นtam-bpenมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěn
The mistake is glaringly obvious, yet the executives pretend not to see it.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ton
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |