ทวิสต์
tá-wítMeaning
1NounB1
twist (dance)
the twist dance, a style of dancing popular in the 1960s
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] beat; throb; pulsate3[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)ทวิสต์tá-wítทวิสต์tá-wíttwist (dance)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage years
My grandmother really liked dancing the twist when she was a teenager.
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เพลงpleengนี้níiทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konในnaiงานngaanอยากyàakลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaเต้นdtênทวิสต์tá-wítด้วยกันdûuai-gan
This song makes everyone at the party want to get up and dance the twist together.
พ่อสอนpɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̌ɔnฉันchǎnเต้นdtênทวิสต์tá-wítในnaiงานปาร์ตี้ngaan-bpaa-dtîiวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
My dad taught me how to dance the twist at our family birthday party.
การเต้นgaan-dtênทวิสต์tá-wítเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngวัฒนธรรมป๊อปwát-tá-ná-tam-bpɔ́pในnaiยุคyúk60ที่tîiยังคงyang-kongคลาสสิกklâat-sìkจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban
The twist dance is a symbol of 1960s pop culture that remains classic to this day.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทวิสต์ said ทะ-วิด?
tá-wít
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |