ฝ่าตีน
fàa-dtiinMeaning
1NounB1
sole of the foot
the sole of the foot (informal or impolite)
Examples
เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3[to] brace; prop; rest against for supportเปล่าbplàoเปล่าbplào1empty; blank; bare2no; not; nothing3for free; without payment4plain; without additions or accompaniments5in vain; for nothingบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นถนนpéun tà-nŏnพื้นถนนpéun tà-nŏnroad surfaceร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2hot; pungent (taste, e.g. ginger, pepper)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseๆ-ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstฝ่าตีนfàa dteenฝ่าตีนfàa dteensole of the footพองpongพองpong1swollen; puffed up; inflated2[to] swell; puff up; inflate3blistered; blister-likeนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเว้ยwóieเว้ยwóie1exclamation (strong emotion; informal)2sentence-final particle (emphatic; rough/intimate)
Walking barefoot on the hot road, be careful your soles get blistered, man.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanไปbpaiเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnมาmaaตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเจ็บjèpฝ่าตีนfàa-dtiinจนjonเดินdəənแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiเลยləəi
I went to play football yesterday; now the soles of my feet hurt so much I can barely walk.
Damn it! I stepped on a piece of broken glass, and blood is all over the sole of my foot.
ถ้าtâaมึงmʉngยังyangพูดจาpûut-jaaไม่เข้าหูmâi-kâo-hǔuแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiระวังrá-wangจะjàโดนdoonฝ่าตีนfàa-dtiinกูguuประทับbprà-tápหน้าnâaเข้าkâoสักวันsàk-wan
If you keep talking offensively like this, beware that the sole of my foot might get imprinted on your face one day.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fàa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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
ฝ่าfàaฝ่าfàa1[to] push through; break through2[to] defy; go against[to] push through; break throughPart 1
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ฝ่าตีนfàa-dtiinฝ่าตีนfàa-dtiinsole of the footsole of the footWord