เต๊าะ
dtɔ́Meaning
1VerbB1
[to] flirt with; chat up [sb] (slang)
To flirt with someone, often through playful conversation or teasing, to express romantic interest or win their attention.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเต๊าะdtɔ́เต๊าะdtɔ́[to] flirt with; chat up [sb] (slang)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการชมgaan-chomการชมgaan-chom1praise; compliment; admiration2viewing; watching; sightseeingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileน่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)
Yesterday he flirted with me by saying I had a cute smile.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเต๊าะdtɔ́รุ่นพี่rûn-pîiด้วยdûuaiมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂หาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangชวนคุยchuuan-kuiต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
He likes to flirt with an older student by cracking jokes and then finding excuses to keep the conversation going.
เธอtəəเต๊าะdtɔ́ฉันchǎnทุกวันtúk-wanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔฉันchǎnชวนchuuanไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoด้วยกันdûuai-ganเธอtəəกลับglàpเขินkə̌ənจนjonพูดไม่ออกpûut-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk
She flirts with me every day, but when I asked her out for a meal, she got so shy she couldn't speak.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàเต๊าะdtóเธอterด้วยdûuayคำพูดkam pôotหยอกล้อyòk lóอยู่yòoบ่อยbòiๆ-แต่dtàeเมื่อmêuuaเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเธอterไม่mâiเล่นlênด้วยdûuayเขาkăoก็gâwถอยtŏiออกมาòk maaโดยdoiไม่mâiเซ้าซี้sáo see
Although he often flirted with her through playful teasing, he backed off without being pushy when he saw that she wasn't responding.
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
dtɔ́
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 | — | — |