เทื่อ
tʉ̂ʉaMeaning
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time; occasion (Isan/Northern dialect)
A time; an occasion (Isan and Northern dialect). Example: เทื่อแรก = ครั้งแรกครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk1for the first time2the first time3first (of an occurrence) (the first time)
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondเทื่อtʉ̂ʉaเทื่อtʉ̂ʉatime; occasion (Isan/Northern dialect)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I have been to Chiang Mai two times.
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This time, we must win, okay?
กว่าจะgwàa-jàเข้าใจkâo-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiได้dâaiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngอธิบายà-tí-baaiตั้งdtângหลายlǎaiเทื่อtʉ̂ʉa
It took explaining it many times to finally understand this matter.
He said that next time he wouldn't make this kind of mistake again.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tʉ̂ʉa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |