วางตา
waang-dtaaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] take one’s eyes off; look away
To stop looking at someone or something; commonly used negatively in ไม่วางตา, meaning without taking one’s eyes off.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneนักมายากลnák-maa-yaa-gonนักมายากลnák-maa-yaa-gonmagician; illusionistไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)วางตาwaang-dtaaวางตาwaang-dtaa[to] take one’s eyes off; look awayเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากรู้yàak-rúuอยากรู้yàak-rúu[to] want to know [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เสกsèekเสกsèek1[to] conjure; enchant2[to] bless; consecrate (ritually)3[to] make happen as if by magicอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
The children watched the magician without taking their eyes off him, eager to see what he would conjure up next.
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แมวmɛɛoนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngปลาทองbplaa-tɔɔngในnaiตู้dtûuไม่mâiวางตาwaang-dtaaจนjonฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiเรียกrîiak
The cat sat watching the goldfish in the tank without taking its eyes off them, until I had to walk over and call it.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiคนkonเดินผ่านdəən-pàanไปbpaiมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangมองmɔɔngภาพวาดpâap-wâatตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaไม่mâiวางตาwaang-dtaaราวกับraao-gàpลืมlʉʉmทุกอย่างtúk-yàangรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua
Although people kept walking past, he continued gazing at the painting without taking his eyes off it, as if he had forgotten everything around him.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛลูกlûukเริ่มrə̂əmลงเล่นlong-lênในnaiสระsàเธอtəəก็gɔ̂เฝ้ามองfâo-mɔɔngไม่mâiวางตาwaang-dtaaเพราะprɔ́รู้rúuว่าwâaอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอาจàatเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nได้dâaiในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaa
From the moment her child entered the pool, she watched without taking her eyes off them, knowing that an accident could happen in an instant.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
waang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)[to] put; place; set (down)Part 1
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วางตาwaang-dtaaวางตาwaang-dtaa[to] take one’s eyes off; look away[to] take one’s eyes off; look awayWord