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teeMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] pour
To make a liquid or small items flow out of a container; to pour out.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเทteeเทtee1[to] pour2[to] dump; tip out3[to] ditch; dump (slang)4[to] pour into; devote; commitน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem
Mom is pouring water into the glass.
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Please pour the milk into the cup.
He carefully poured the rice grains into the bin.
Before brewing coffee, please pour the coffee grounds into the filter.
2VerbA2
[to] dump; tip out
To empty a container by turning it over; to throw something out.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเทteeเทtee1[to] pour2[to] dump; tip out3[to] ditch; dump (slang)4[to] pour into; devote; commitขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)ออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanksลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightถุงtǔngถุงtǔng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condom
He emptied the trash from the bin into a bag.
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Mom told me to dump the food scraps from the tray into the organic bin.
หลังlǎngงานngaanเลิกlə̂əkเราraoช่วยกันchûuai-ganเทteeน้ำnáamสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakถังtǎngแล้วlɛ́ɛoคว่ำkwâmให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛng
After the event, we helped empty the dirty water from the bucket and turned it upside down to dry.
โปรดbpròhtเทtayเอกสารèk-gà-săanเก่าๆgào gàoออกจากòk jàakลิ้นชักlín chákที่têeไม่mâiใช้cháiแล้วláeoคัดแยกkát yâekเพื่อpêuuaนำไปnam bpaiทำลายtam laai
Please empty the old documents from the unused drawer and sort them for disposal.
3VerbB2
[to] ditch; dump (slang)
To abandon, cancel on, or break up with [sb], often abruptly; to ignore someone.
Examples
เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเทtayเทtay1[to] pour2[to] dump; tip out3[to] ditch; dump (slang)4[to] pour into; devote; commitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ดื้อdêuuดื้อdêuu1stubborn; obstinate; headstrong2naughty; disobedient3resistant (to treatment/control)ๆ-ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faecoffee shop; caféตามนัดdtaam nátตามนัดdtaam nátas scheduled; as arrangedเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Yesterday he totally bailed on me and didn’t show up at the café as planned.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiย้ายบ้านyáai-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂เทteeแล้วlɛ́ɛoเงียบหายไปngîiap-hǎai-bpai
My friend said he’d help me move, but in the end he ditched me and went silent.
เธอtəəโพสต์póotว่าwâaโดนdoonคนคุยkon-kuiเทteeก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดตdèetไม่กี่mâi-gìiชั่วโมงchûua-moongทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเสียหน้าsǐia-nâaและlɛ́เสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laa
She posted that her talking stage person ditched her just a few hours before the date, making her feel embarrassed and like her time was wasted.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakคุยกันkui-ganมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanเขาkǎoกลับglàpเทteeเธอtəəแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่mâiบอกกล่าวbɔ̀ɔk-glàaoปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiอ่านàanแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่mâiตอบdtɔ̀ɔpจนjonจบjòpความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-pan
After talking for months, he abruptly dumped her without a word, leaving her on read until the relationship ended.
4VerbB2
[to] pour into; devote; commit
To direct substantial resources, effort, time, or affection toward someone or something, often with words such as ใจใจjai1kindness; compassion; generosity2core; essence (in compounds)3intention; will; willingness4heart; mind; feelings; spirit5courage; spirit; morale, เวลาเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; doses, or แรงแรงrɛɛng1force; strength; power2hard; strongly (adverbial use)3strong; intense; severe.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเทteeเทtee1[to] pour2[to] dump; tip out3[to] ditch; dump (slang)4[to] pour into; devote; commitเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesให้กับhâi-gàpให้กับhâi-gàpto; for (recipient/beneficiary)การซ้อมgaan-sɔ́ɔmการซ้อมgaan-sɔ́ɔm1practice; training2rehearsal3drill; exerciseทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทีมพัฒนาtiim-pát-tá-naaทีมพัฒนาtiim-pát-tá-naadevelopment teamขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He poured his time into practice every day until the team improved greatly.
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เราraoเทแรงใจtee-rɛɛng-jaiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtลงในlong-naiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiหวังwǎngให้hâiสำเร็จsǎm-rètตามdtaamเป้าbpâo
We put all our heart and effort into this project, hoping to achieve the goal.
เธอtəəเทteeชีวิตchii-wítให้กับhâi-gàpงานอาสาสมัครngaan-aa-sǎa-sà-màkจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiให้hâiคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâang
She committed her life to volunteer work, becoming an inspiration to those around her.
หากhàakเทteeสมาธิsà-maa-tíและlɛ́เวลาwee-laaอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangความก้าวหน้าkwaam-gâao-nâaจะjàชัดเจนchát-jeenภายในpaai-naiไม่กี่mâi-gìiเดือนdʉʉan
If you consistently devote your focus and time, progress will be evident within a few months.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |