ท่าทาง
tâa-taangMeanings
1NounB1
gesture; posture
the way someone holds or moves their body; bodily posture or movements that can express feelings or attitudes
Examples
ท่าทางtâa-taangท่าทางtâa-taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesเดินดูdəən-duuเดินดูdəən-duu[to] walk around and look; browseมั่นใจmân-jaiมั่นใจmân-jai1confident; sure2[to] be confident; [to] be sure (of/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Her posture when walking looks very confident.
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เขาkǎoนั่งnângหลังlǎngงอngɔɔท่าทางtâa-taangเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiและlɛ́เครียดkrîiatจากjàakการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanทั้งวันtáng-wan
He sits with a hunched back, his posture showing tiredness and stress from working all day.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánยกyókไหล่làiและlɛ́หลบlòpตาdtaaท่าทางtâa-taangบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaกำลังgam-langกังวลgang-won
That child shrugs and avoids eye contact; his body language shows he is worried.
นักเต้นnák-dtênควบคุมkûuap-kumท่าทางtâa-taangอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatไล่lâiน้ำหนักnám-nàkจากjàakไหล่làiลงสู่long-sùuปลายเท้าbplaai-táaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อsʉ̀ʉอารมณ์เศร้าaa-rom-sâo
The dancer meticulously controls her posture, shifting weight from shoulders to toes to convey sadness.
2NounB1
manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)
the general manner or appearance of a person or situation that suggests a likely outcome
Examples
ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmท่าทางtâa-taangท่าทางtâa-taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎothey; them (people)น่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2come on; please (persuasive particle)จะชนะjà-chá-náจะชนะjà-chá-náwill win; [to] be going to winได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไม่ยากmâi-yâakไม่ยากmâi-yâakeasy; not difficult
Judging by the team's overall manner, they will likely win easily.
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The market’s overall tone today doesn’t look good; it will likely close down.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiดูduuมืดครึ้มmʉ̂ʉt-krʉ́mท่าทางtâa-taangคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiฝนfǒnน่าจะnâa-jàตกหนักdtòk-nàkทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
The sky is getting dark; it looks like it will rain heavily all night.
จากjàakท่าทางtâa-taangการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaที่tîiตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatเช่นนี้chên-níiข้อตกลงkɔ̂ɔ-dtòk-longคงkongยังyangห่างไกลhàang-glai
Judging by the tense atmosphere of the negotiations, an agreement is likely still far off.
3NounB1
it looks like; seems
used in patterns like “ท่าทางจะ…” to mean “it seems/looks like …”
Examples
ท่าทางtâa-taangท่าทางtâa-taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พกpókพกpók[to] carry (on oneself)ร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiไปด้วยbpai-dûuai1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrently
It looks like it’s going to rain; I’ll bring an umbrella.
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Seeing such dark clouds, it seems a storm will come tonight.
เขาkǎoเงียบngîiapไปbpaiทั้งวันtáng-wanท่าทางtâa-taangจะjàไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangประชุมbprà-chumเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháo
He’s been quiet all day; it seems he’s unhappy about the morning meeting.
ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiยังyangไม่mâiขยับkà-yàpท่าทางtâa-taangจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianกลยุทธ์การตลาดgon-lá-yút-gaan-dtà-làatด่วนdùuan
Sales haven’t moved; it looks like we’ll have to change our marketing strategy urgently.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ท่าtâaท่าtâa1posture; pose; stance2move; technique; style3harbor; port; pier; landing4appearance suggesting an outcome; sign5manner; way; airposture; pose; stancePart 1
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ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 2
ท่าทางtâa-taangท่าทางtâa-taanggesture; posturegesture; postureWord