เคยตัว
kəəi-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] develop an ingrained habit; become used to getting one's way
To become so accustomed to a behavior or treatment that one expects it to continue, especially after repeatedly being indulged or allowed to behave unchecked.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เคยตัวkəəi-dtuuaเคยตัวkəəi-dtuua[to] develop an ingrained habit; become used to getting one's way
Don’t let your child eat sweets before meals every day, or they’ll come to expect it.
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เธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดทำงานyùt-tam-ngaanแทนtɛɛnเขาkǎoไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánเขาkǎoจะjàเคยตัวkəəi-dtuuaและlɛ́ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmทำเองtam-eeng
You need to stop doing his work for him, or he’ll come to expect it and refuse to do it himself.
ฉันchǎnเคยkəəiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเขาkǎoมาmaaสายsǎaiโดยdooiไม่ว่าmâi-wâaอะไรà-raiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเขาkǎoเลยləəiเคยตัวkəəi-dtuuaและlɛ́มาmaaสายsǎaiทุกครั้งtúk-kráng
I used to let him arrive late without saying anything, so now he takes it for granted and turns up late every time.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunเป็นbpenฝ่ายfàaiยอมyɔɔmทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiอาจàatเคยตัวkəəi-dtuuaและlɛ́คิดว่าkít-wâaคุณkunจะjàยอมyɔɔmเสมอsà-mə̌əไม่ว่าmâi-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàทำอะไรtam-à-rai
If you give in every time you argue, the other person may come to take it for granted and assume you will always give in, no matter what they do.
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 -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kəəi
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
เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ever; before (past experience)Part 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
เคยตัวkəəi-dtuuaเคยตัวkəəi-dtuua[to] develop an ingrained habit; become used to getting one's way[to] develop an ingrained habit; become used to getting one's wayWord