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rá-tót-tɔ́ɔMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] feel despondent; be disheartened
to feel very discouraged, as if you might give up.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสอบไม่ผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-mâi-pàanสอบไม่ผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-mâi-pàan[to] fail a testอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once moreเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔ1[to] feel despondent; be disheartened2despondent; disheartenedใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)
Upon learning he had failed the exam again, he felt very discouraged.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔและlɛ́ยังคงyang-kongสู้ต่อไปsûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Despite facing numerous obstacles, he never felt discouraged and continued to fight on.
การgaanถูกปฏิเสธtùuk-bpà-dtì-sèetซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoทำให้tam-hâiหัวใจhǔua-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเริ่มrə̂əmระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔความฝันkwaam-fǎnที่tîiเคยkəəiมีmii
Being rejected time and again caused him to start feeling very discouraged about the dream he once had.
ในnaiยามyaamที่têeชีวิตchee-wítตกต่ำdtòk dtàmถึงขีดสุดtĕung kèet sùtเป็นbpenเรื่องธรรมดาrêuuang tam-má-daaที่têeใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwอาจàatรู้สึกrúu-sèukระทดท้อrá-tót tôrจนjonอยากyàakยอมแพ้yom páeได้dâi
When life hits its lowest point, it's natural for anyone to feel so discouraged they want to give up.
2AdjectiveC1
despondent; disheartened
very discouraged and without hope.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoล้มเหลวlóm-lěeo1[to] fail; be unsuccessful2unsuccessful; failedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔ1[to] feel despondent; be disheartened2despondent; disheartenedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?อีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)
After trying many times and still failing, he felt so discouraged and hopeless that he didn't want to do anything anymore.
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ความล้มเหลวkwaam-lóm-lěeoทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìtซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔในใจnai-jaiและlɛ́หมดสิ้นmòt-sînความหวังkwaam-wǎngที่จะtîi-jàเริ่มต้นใหม่rə̂əm-dtôn-mài
Repeated business failures left him utterly discouraged and without any hope of starting over.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpความอยุติธรรมkwaam-à-yút-dtì-tamในnaiสังคมsǎng-komอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonบางส่วนbaang-sùuanก็gɔ̂ตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสภาวะsà-paa-wáระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔและlɛ́สิ้นsînศรัทธาsàt-taaต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบrá-bòp
When continually faced with social injustice, some people fall into a state of hopelessness and lose faith in the system.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทุ่มเทtûm-teeทั้งชีวิตtáng-chii-wítให้กับhâi-gàpการต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnแสงสว่างsɛ̌ɛng-sà-wàangที่tîiปลายbplaaiอุโมงค์ù-moongจิตใจjìt-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂พลันplanระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔจนjonมิอาจmí-àatก้าวเดินgâao-dəənต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiได้dâai
Despite dedicating his whole life to the fight, seeing no light at the end of the tunnel, his spirit became so hopeless that he could not take another step.
Tones
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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
rá
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ระทดrá-tótระทดrá-tót1[to] feel deep sorrow; be heartbroken2sorrowful; despondent[to] feel deep sorrow; be heartbrokenPart 1
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ท้อtɔ́ɔท้อtɔ́ɔ1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged3peach (tree or fruit)discouraged; disheartenedPart 2
ระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔระทดท้อrá-tót-tɔ́ɔ[to] feel despondent; be disheartened[to] feel despondent; be disheartenedWord