เตอะ(dtè)
Meanings
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sentence-ending particle for encouragement or suggestion (Northern Thai)
A sentence-final particle used in Northern Thai to give encouragement, grant permission, or make a gentle suggestion; similar in function to the Central Thai particle 'เถอะเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle' and often translated as 'go ahead,' 'feel free,' or used in 'let's...' constructions.
Examples
หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseกินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherเตอะdtèเตอะdtèsentence-ending particle for encouragement or suggestion (Northern Thai)
I'm hungry, mom. Let's eat.