ทรพี
tɔɔ-rá-piiMeanings
1NounB2
ungrateful person
an ungrateful person, especially a child who betrays, rebels against, or harms their parents or benefactors
Examples
มีแต่mee dtàeมีแต่mee dtàe1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsทรพีtor-rá-peeทรพีtor-rá-pee1ungrateful person2ungratefulเท่านั้นแหละtâo nán làเท่านั้นแหละtâo nán làthat's all; that's itที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyทุบตีtúp dteeทุบตีtúp dtee[to] beat up; [to] thrashแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseแท้ๆtáe-táeแท้ๆtáe-táe1truly; really; completely; downright (emphatic)2genuine; authentic; pure (emphatic)ของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's own
Only an ungrateful child would dare to beat their own mother.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukสังคมsǎng-komประณามbprà-naamว่าwâaเป็นbpenไอ้âiทรพีtɔɔ-rá-piiที่tîiทอดทิ้งtɔ̂ɔt-tíngพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛให้hâiอดอยากòt-yàak
He was condemned by society as an ungrateful person who abandoned his parents to starve.
ข่าวkàaoลูกlûukทรพีtɔɔ-rá-piiขโมยkà-mooiเงินเก็บngən-gèpทั้งชีวิตtáng-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngพ่อpɔ̂ɔที่tîiกำลังgam-langป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkทำให้tam-hâiคนkonทั้งtángเมืองmʉʉangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสะเทือนใจsà-tʉʉan-jaiมากmâak
The news of an ungrateful child stealing the life savings of his severely ill father deeply shocked the whole town.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiและlɛ́สังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiบุคคลbùk-konที่tîiหักหลังhàk-lǎngหรือrʉ̌ʉทำร้ายtam-ráaiผู้pûuมีmiiพระคุณprá-kunมักจะmák-jàถูกtùukตราหน้าdtraa-nâaว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonทรพีtɔɔ-rá-pii
In Thai literature and society, a person who betrays or harms their benefactor is often branded as an ungrateful person.
2AdjectiveB2
ungrateful
ungrateful towards one's parents or benefactors
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfทรพีtɔɔ-rá-piiทรพีtɔɔ-rá-pii1ungrateful person2ungratefulต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendผู้ที่pûu-tîiผู้ที่pûu-tîiperson who; those whoเลี้ยงดูlíiang-duuเลี้ยงดูlíiang-duu1[to] raise; bring up2[to] support; provide forเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)สิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Do not behave ungratefully towards those who have raised you since childhood.
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นิสัยní-sǎiทรพีtɔɔ-rá-piiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiคนkonในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaต้องdtɔ̂ngเสียใจsǐia-jaiอย่างมากyàang-mâak
His ungrateful nature caused his family great sorrow.
เธอtəəถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamทรพีtɔɔ-rá-piiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเธอtəəปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetที่จะtîi-jàดูแลduu-lɛɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛที่tîiแก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raa
She was heavily criticized for her ungrateful behavior when she refused to care for her aging parents.
การมีgaan-miiจิตใจjìt-jaiทรพีtɔɔ-rá-piiต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้pûuมีmiiพระคุณprá-kunจะjàนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuความตกต่ำkwaam-dtòk-dtàmของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wítในท้ายที่สุดnai-táai-tîi-sùt
Having an ungrateful heart towards one's benefactors will eventually lead to the downfall of one's life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทรพี said ทอ-ระ-พี?
tɔɔ-rá-pii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tɔɔ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ทรsonทรson1abbrev. Royal Thai Navy2Thai consonant cluster; pronounced [s]abbrev. Royal Thai NavyPart 1
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ทรพีtɔɔ-rá-piiทรพีtɔɔ-rá-piiungrateful personungrateful personWord