อิต
ìtMeaning
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it (Eng. loan; chat/slang)
informal use of the English pronoun “it” in Thai chat or playful text; nonstandard
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)พิมพ์pimพิมพ์pim1[to] type; key in2[to] print (produce text/images)3print; impression4model; pattern; form5mold; dieว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอิตìtอิตìtit (Eng. loan; chat/slang)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้néeนี้née1this2this oneมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แชตchâetแชตchâet1[to] chat; [to] text (online)2chat; text chatแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ขำkămขำkăm1funny; amusing2[to] laugh; be amused3just for fun; jokingly (ขำ ๆ after a verb)ๆ-
Yesterday my friend typed “it likes this song so much” in chat as a joke.
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ในnaiทวิตเตอร์tá-wít-dtôoeมีmeeคนใช้kon cháiคำว่าkam wâaอิตìtแทนtaenitเวลาway-laaเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangหมาmăaแมวmaeoแบบbàepเล่นlênๆ-
On Twitter people use the word “อิต” to replace 'it' when playfully talking about pets.
เด็กdèkๆ-ในnaiกรุ๊ปgrúpแชตchâetมักmákพิมพ์pimว่าwâaอิตìtมาแล้วmaa láewเวลาway-laaอัปเดตบอตáp-dàyt bòtเข้าkâoแชตchâetเป็นbpenภาษาpaa-săaล้อเลียนló liian
Kids in the group chat often type “อิตมาแล้ว” when updating that the bot has joined, as a playful language.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่เป็นทางการmâi-bpen-taang-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛการใช้gaan-cháiอิตìtในnaiข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamทำให้tam-hâiโทนtoonดูduuฮาhaaและกันlɛ́-ganเองeengมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Although informal, using “อิต” in messages makes the tone funnier and more casual.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ìt
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 | — | — |