เตง
dteengMeaning
1PronounA2
babe; darling; you (affectionate)
An affectionate slang pronoun used to address a romantic partner or close friend, shortened from the word 'ตัวเองตัวเองdtuua-eeng1you (intimate)2oneself; myself; yourself; themselves3self; one's own self' (dtua-eeng).
Examples
เตงdteengเตงdteengbabe; darling; you (affectionate)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentกินginกินgin1[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)อะไรดีà-rai-diiอะไรดีà-rai-diiwhat's good?; what should I/we choose?
Babe, what should we eat today?
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What time are you coming home tonight, babe?
เตงdtengไม่ต้องรีบmâi dtông rêepนะnáขับรถkàp rótระวังๆrá-wang rá-wangเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเค้าkáoรอrorที่têeร้านกาแฟráan gaa-fae
Babe, you don't need to rush, drive carefully. I'll wait at the coffee shop.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dteeng
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 | — | — |