ท้า
táaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] challenge; dare
to challenge or dare someone to do something, often to test courage, ability, or resolve
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillท้าtáaท้าtáa[to] challenge; dareฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooคำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingประชดbprà-chótประชดbprà-chót1[to] be sarcastic; [to] say/do sarcastically2[to] do sth sarcastically; [to] act out of spite3sarcastic remark; sarcasmจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂nลุกขึ้นlúk-kʉ̂n1[to] get up; stand up; rise2[to] rise up; take action; rebelไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybody
He goaded me with sarcastic words until I had to stand up and speak in front of everyone.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanเพื่อนpêuuanท้าtáaฉันchănปีนbpeenกำแพงเตี้ยgam-paeng dtîaๆ-แล้วláeoฉันchănก็gâwทำได้tam dâi
Yesterday my friend dared me to climb a low wall, and I did it.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiท้าtáaน้องnɔ́ɔngกล้าglâaกระโดดน้ำgrà-dòot-náamจากjàakสะพานsà-paanเล็กlék
Tomorrow my older brother dares his little brother to jump into the water from the small bridge.
เธอtəəท้าtáaให้hâiผมpǒmพูดpûutต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaชั้นเรียนchán-riianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพิสูจน์pí-sùutว่าwâaผมpǒmไม่กลัวmâi-gluua
She dares me to speak in front of the class to prove that I’m not afraid.
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiท้าtáaน้องnɔ́ɔngให้hâiบอกbɔ̀ɔkความจริงkwaam-jingเดี๋ยวนั้นdǐiao-nánไม่งั้นmâi-ngánจะjàโทรหาtoo-hǎaพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛ
The older brother goaded his younger sibling to tell the truth right then, or else he would call their parents.
เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanท้าtáaฉันchǎnให้hâiยื่นyʉ̂ʉnข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əแข่งkɛ̀ngกับgàpเขาkǎoแม้mɛ́ɛฉันchǎnยังyangไม่mâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔm
My coworker provoked me to submit a proposal competing with him, even though I wasn't ready.
คำพูดkam-pûutประชดbprà-chótของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoท้าtáaให้hâiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngพิสูจน์pí-sùutตัวเองdtuua-eengด้วยdûuaiการรับgaan-rápงานยากngaan-yâakชิ้นchínนั้นnánทันทีtan-tii
His sarcastic words goaded me into proving myself by taking on that difficult task immediately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
táa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |