อตีตา
à-dtii-dtaaMeaning
1NounC1
past; former times
the past or former times (a literary or formal variation of อดีตอดีตà-dìit1former; ex-2the past)
Examples
นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanfolktale; traditional taleเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ngเล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ng[to] tell about [sth]; [to] narrateเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanเหตุการณ์hèet-gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อตีตาà-dtii-dtaaอตีตาà-dtii-dtaapast; former timesเมื่อครั้งmʉ̂ʉa-krángเมื่อครั้งmʉ̂ʉa-krángback when; at the time ofที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutภาษามนุษย์paa-sǎa-má-nútภาษามนุษย์paa-sǎa-má-núthuman languageได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This folktale recounts events in the past when animals could still speak human language.
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แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamอันanงดงามngót-ngaamจากjàakอตีตาà-dtii-dtaaยังคงyang-kongชัดเจนchát-jeenในใจnai-jaiฉันchǎnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
No matter how much time has passed, beautiful memories from former times remain clear in my heart.
บาดแผลbàat-plɛ̌ɛจากjàakอตีตาà-dtii-dtaaที่tîiฝังลึกในใจfǎng-lʉ́k-nai-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoได้dâaiกลายมาเป็นglaai-maa-bpenแรงผลักดันrɛɛng-plàk-danให้hâiเขาkǎoก้าวgâaoไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaอย่างyàangเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ng
The wounds from the past deeply buried in his heart have become the driving force for him to move forward strongly.
ผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panได้dâaiหยิบยกyìp-yókเอาaoเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanในnaiอตีตาà-dtii-dtaaมาmaaผูกpùukร้อยrɔ́ɔiเป็นbpenนวนิยายอิงประวัติศาสตร์ná-wá-ní-yaai-ing-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatได้dâaiอย่างyàangแยบคายyɛ̂ɛp-kaai
The author ingeniously took events from the past and wove them into a historical novel.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อตีตา said อะ-ตี-ตา?
à-dtii-dtaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |