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tâo-gɛ̀ɛMeaning
1NounB1
shop owner; proprietor; boss (Sino-Thai)
a person who owns or runs a shop or small business; also used to address the person in charge in Thai-Chinese contexts
Examples
เถ้าแก่tâo-gɛ̀ɛเถ้าแก่tâo-gɛ̀ɛshop owner; proprietor; boss (Sino-Thai)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)อันนี้an-níiอันนี้an-níithis; this one (near the speaker)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/manyครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Sir (shop owner), how much is this?
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คุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเป็นbpenเถ้าแก่tâo-gɛ̀ɛร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamอยู่ในyùu-naiตลาดdtà-làat
My father is the owner of a grocery store in the market.
I went to pay the bill with the owner at the counter.
เถ้าแก่tâo-gɛ̀ɛร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiสร้างตัวsâang-dtuuaขึ้นkʉ̂nมาจากmaa-jàakศูนย์sǔunด้วยdûuaiความขยันหมั่นเพียรkwaam-kà-yǎn-màn-piianจนjonประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rèt
The owner of this restaurant built his business from scratch through diligence and perseverance until he became successful.
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
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
tâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
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เถ้าแก่tâo-gɛ̀ɛเถ้าแก่tâo-gɛ̀ɛshop owner; proprietor; boss (Sino-Thai)shop owner; proprietor; boss (Sino-Thai)Word