เทียว
tiiaoMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] go back and forth
to go repeatedly between places; to make repeated trips
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ป่วยbpùuaiป่วยbpùuai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickบ่อยbɔ̀iบ่อยbɔ̀ioften; frequentlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเทียวtiiaoเทียวtiiao1[to] go back and forth2repeatedly; frequently3indeed; reallyไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)อาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1classifier for weeks2the Sun3week4Sunday (abbr.)5given name
Lately I've been sick often, so I have to make repeated trips to see the doctor at the hospital almost every week.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛเทียวtiiaoไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpเพราะprɔ́ลืมlʉʉmซื้อsʉ́ʉวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpสำคัญsǎm-kanสำหรับsǎm-ràpทำtamอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yen
Mom made repeated trips to the market because she forgot to buy important ingredients for making dinner.
การgaanต้องdtôngขับรถkàp rótเทียวtiiaoไปbpaiเทียวtiiaoมาmaaระหว่างrá-wàangกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกับgàpต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtทุกtúkสัปดาห์sàp-daaทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoเหนื่อยล้าnèuay láaมากmâak
Having to drive back and forth between Bangkok and the provinces every week makes him very exhausted.
คดีká-diiนี้níiมีmiiความซับซ้อนkwaam-sáp-sɔ́ɔnทนายความtá-naai-kwaamจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngเทียวtiiaoไปพบbpai-pópลูกความlûuk-kwaamที่tîiเรือนจำrʉʉan-jamหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บข้อมูลgèp-kɔ̂ɔ-muunเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəm
This case is complex, so the lawyer had to make repeated trips to meet the client at the prison many times to gather additional information.
2AdverbB2
repeatedly; frequently
again and again; often or many times
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเทียวtiiaoเทียวtiiao1[to] go back and forth2repeatedly; frequently3indeed; reallyบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnbedroomทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Mom has to tell him again and again to clean his bedroom every day.
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He called his girlfriend again and again all day because he couldn't reach her.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanเทียวtiiaoเตือนdtʉʉanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการมาgaan-maaสายsǎaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiปรับปรุงตัวbpràp-bprung-dtuua
The manager warned the employees again and again about coming late, but no one has improved.
เขาkǎoเทียวtiiaoทวงเงินtuuang-ngənที่tîiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanยืมyʉʉmไปbpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiคืนkʉʉn
He asked his friend for the borrowed money back again and again, but still hasn't gotten it back.
3ParticleC1
indeed; really
indeed; really; quite (used as an emphatic particle at the end of a statement to stress a point)
Examples
อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉ1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2workmanship; handiwork3handiwork; doingคุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousนักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchเทียวtiiaoเทียวtiiao1[to] go back and forth2repeatedly; frequently3indeed; reallyใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerชิมchimชิมchim[to] taste; sample (food or drink)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toติดใจdtìt-jaiติดใจdtìt-jai1[to] be taken with; be fond of2[to] have lingering doubts; feel unsatisfied
Grandma's cooking is quite delicious indeed; anyone who tastes it will be hooked.
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พายุpaa-yúเข้าkâoและlɛ́ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiเราraoคงจะkong-jàออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangไปไหนbpai-nǎiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นแน่bpen-nɛ̂ɛเทียวtiiao
With the storm coming in and rain falling this heavily, we certainly cannot travel anywhere indeed.
ผลงานศิลปะpǒn-ngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàชิ้นนี้chín-níiมีmiiความละเอียดอ่อนkwaam-lá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔnและlɛ́ประณีตงดงามbprà-nîit-ngót-ngaamนักnákเทียวtiiaoสมกับที่sǒm-gàp-tîiใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaสร้างสรรค์sâang-sǎnนานnaanนับnápเดือนdʉʉan
This piece of artwork is quite delicate and exquisitely beautiful indeed, fitting for the months spent creating it.
หากhàakหน่วยงานรัฐnùuai-ngaan-rátปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiปัญหาbpan-hǎaคอร์รัปชันkɔɔ-ráp-chânลุกลามlúk-laamต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiภายภาคหน้าpaai-pâak-nâaคงจะkong-jàแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiได้dâaiยากลำบากyâak-lam-bàakนักnákเทียวtiiao
If government agencies let the corruption problem continue to spread, in the future it will be extremely difficult to solve indeed.
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 syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tiiao
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 | — | — |