เกทับ
gee-tápMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] outbid [sb]; raise [a bet]
In gambling or bargaining, to raise the stake or offer to beat another person's bid; to outbid; to up the ante.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)โป๊กเกอร์bpóok-gə̂əโป๊กเกอร์bpóok-gə̂əpoker (card game)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเกทับgee-tápเกทับgee-táp1[to] outbid [sb]; raise [a bet]2[to] one-up; upstage [sb]สู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equalคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เสียเปรียบsǐia-bprìiapเสียเปรียบsǐia-bprìiap1at a disadvantage; disadvantageously2[to] be disadvantaged
In a poker game, if you don't dare to raise the bet to challenge others, you'll be at a disadvantage.
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เขาkǎoเกทับgee-tápมาmaaด้วยdûuaiเงินก้อนngən-gɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiผมpǒmเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngยอมyɔɔmหมอบmɔ̀ɔpไพ่pâiไปbpai
He raised the stake with a large sum of money, so I had to fold.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเกทับgee-tápราคาraa-kaaประมูลbprà-muunโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเราraoก็gɔ̂สู้sûuจนjonชนะchá-náมาmaaได้dâai
The rival company tried to outbid our price for this project, but in the end, we fought and managed to win.
นักพนันnák-pá-nanคนkonนั้นnánมั่นใจmân-jaiในnaiไพ่pâiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengมากmâakถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpเกทับgee-tápด้วยdûuaiการgaanเดิมพันdəəm-panรถยนต์rót-yonของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทั้งtángคันkan
That gambler was so confident in his cards that he upped the ante by betting his entire car.
2VerbB2
[to] one-up; upstage [sb]
Figuratively, to try to top or outdo someone's statement or action, often by boasting; to one-up.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out; visit (for fun)2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeingญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เกทับgee-tápเกทับgee-táp1[to] outbid [sb]; raise [a bet]2[to] one-up; upstage [sb]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
When I said I had traveled to Japan, my friend quickly one-upped me by saying he had lived there for a year.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpคุยkuiเกทับgay tápกันganเรื่องrêuuangของเล่นkŏng lênที่têeพ่อแม่pôr mâeซื้อséuให้hâi
Kids like to one-up each other by talking about the toys their parents bought for them.
นิสัยní-sǎiชอบchɔ̂ɔpพูดpûutเกทับgee-tápคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakคุยด้วยkui-dûuaiในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
The habit of always one-upping other people might lead to no one wanting to talk to you in the long run.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumเขาkăoไม่ค่อยmâi kôiเสนอไอเดียsà-nĕr ai-diiaใหม่ๆmài màiแต่dtàeชอบchôpรอฟังror fangคนอื่นkon èunแล้วláeoพูดpôotเกทับgay tápเพื่อให้pêuua hâiตัวเองdtuua engดูdooดีกว่าdee gwàa
In meetings, he rarely offers new ideas, but likes to listen to others and then one-up them to make himself look better.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
gee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
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ทับtápทับtáp1[to] overlap; lie on top of2[to] press down; crush; weigh down3overlapping; superposed4[to] overwrite; write over[to] overlap; lie on top ofPart 2
เกทับgee-tápเกทับgee-táp[to] outbid [sb]; raise [a bet][to] outbid [sb]; raise [a bet]Word