สู้ตาย
sûu-dtaaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] fight to the death; fight with all one's might
To fight without giving up, even at the risk of death; figuratively, to face a challenge with complete determination and effort.
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สู้ตายsûu-dtaaiสู้ตายsûu-dtaai[to] fight to the death; fight with all one's might
This task is difficult, but I'll give it everything I've got.
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แม้mɛ́ɛทหารtá-hǎanจะjàถูกtùukล้อมlɔ́ɔmพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangสู้ตายsûu-dtaaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
Even though the soldiers were surrounded, they were determined to fight to the death to protect the village.
เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเวลาwee-laaอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉแค่kɛ̂ɛสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnจะjàสู้ตายsûu-dtaaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสอบsɔ̀ɔpให้hâiผ่านpàan
I only have two days left to study, but I'll give it my all to pass the exam.
แม้mɛ́ɛธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtจะjàขาดทุนkàat-tunจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapต้องdtɔ̂ngปิดร้านbpìt-ráanเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangสู้ตายsûu-dtaaiโดยdooiปรับbpràpวิธีwí-tiiขายkǎaiและlɛ́ลดlótรายจ่ายraai-jàaiทุกtúkทางtaang
Although the business was losing so much money that she nearly had to close the shop, she refused to give up, changing her sales approach and cutting expenses wherever possible.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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
สู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equal[to] fight; strugglePart 1
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
สู้ตายsûu-dtaaiสู้ตายsûu-dtaai[to] fight to the death; fight with all one's might[to] fight to the death; fight with all one's mightWord