เต๊อะ
dtə́Meaning
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please; do …, will you (Northern Thai particle)
A sentence-final polite particle in Northern Thai used to soften requests, invitations, or suggestions; roughly equivalent to “please” or “…will you.”
Examples
ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกิ๋นข้าวตวยกั๋นเต๊อะgǐn-kâao-dtuuai-gǎn-dtə́กิ๋นข้าวตวยกั๋นเต๊อะgǐn-kâao-dtuuai-gǎn-dtə́Let's eat together. (Northern Thai dialect)
Let's go eat together, will you?
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Please help me a bit.
You're so tired. Go and rest first, please, or you'll get sick.
วันนี้wan-níiอากาศaa-gàatดีdiiเฮาhaoไปbpaiแอ่วɛ̀ɛoดอยdɔɔiกั๋นgǎnเต๊อะdtə́บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatน่าจะnâa-jàดีdiiขนาดkà-nàat
The weather is nice today, let's go for a trip to the mountains, will you? The atmosphere should be really wonderful.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtə́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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
เต๊dtéeเต๊dtéesentence-final particle (Northern Thai); go ahead; please; let'ssentence-final particle (Northern Thai); go ahead; please; let'sPart 1
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อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 2
เต๊อะdtə́เต๊อะdtə́please; do …, will you (Northern Thai particle)please; do …, will you (Northern Thai particle)Word