เต้าใด

dtâo-dai

Meanings

1PronounA2

how much/many

asks for quantity or amount; Northern Thai (คำเมืองคำเมืองkam-mʉʉangNorthern Thai (Kam Mueang) language) equivalent of standard Thai เท่าใดเท่าใดtâo-dai1how much; how many (formal)2how much; how many (as a pronoun)3how much; to what extent (formal)

Examples

อันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atเต้าใดdtâo-daiเต้าใดdtâo-dai1how much/many2to what extentครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
How much does this cost? (Northern Thai)
3 more examples
อ้ายâaiมีmiiเงินngənอยู่yùuเต้าใดdtâo-dai
How much money do you (older brother) have? (Northern Thai)
เดินทางdəən-taangจากjàakนี่nîiไปbpaiสนามบินsà-nǎam-binใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaเต้าใดdtâo-dai
How much time does it take to travel from here to the airport? (Northern Thai)
เฮาhaoต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiค่าเสียหายkâa-sǐia-hǎaiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเต้าใดdtâo-daiกั๋นgǎnแน่nɛ̂ɛ
How much is the total damage we have to pay for sure? (Northern Thai)
2AdverbB1

to what extent

asks about degree, scope, or extent; Northern Thai (คำเมืองคำเมืองkam-mʉʉangNorthern Thai (Kam Mueang) language) equivalent of เท่าใดเท่าใดtâo-dai1how much; how many (formal)2how much; how many (as a pronoun)3how much; to what extent (formal)

Examples

น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)ฮักhákฮักháklove; [to] love (Isan/Lao)อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)2older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)3you (rude/insulting; dialectal)4insulting prefix before a nounเต้าใดdtâo-daiเต้าใดdtâo-dai1how much/many2to what extent
How much do you love me?
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมันmanสำคัญsǎm-kanกับgàpตั๋วdtǔuaเต้าใดdtâo-daiบอกbɔ̀ɔkมาmaaได้dâaiก่อgɔ̀ɔ
How important is this matter to you? Can you tell me?
เปิ้นbpêrnจะjàช่วยchûuaiเฮาhaoได้dâiเต้าใดdtâo daiก็gâwยังyangบ่ฮู้bò hûuเตื้อdtêuua
We still don't know to what extent he can help us.
เฮาhaoยังyangประเมินbprà-mernบ่bòได้dâiเตื้อdtêuuaว่าwâaความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiจากjàakไฟป่าfai bpàaครั้งนี้kráng néeมันmanรุนแรงrun-raengเต้าใดdtâo dai
We cannot yet assess the extent of the severity of the damage from this wildfire.

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

dtâo

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

เต้าdtâoเต้าdtâo1breast2udder3vessel; pot; flask4classifier: breasts; certain vesselsbreastPart 1
+
ใดdaiใดdai1which; any (unspecified)2any; whichever (unspecified)which; any (unspecified)Part 2
เต้าใดdtâo-daiเต้าใดdtâo-daihow much/manyhow much/manyWord

Related Words

1how much/many

2to what extent