เท่
têeMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
cool; stylish
attractive or impressive in a fashionable, confident way
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวหนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดูเท่duu-têeดูเท่duu-têe[to] look cool; stylishมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He looks very cool in a leather jacket.
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This new hairstyle makes her look cooler.
Those shoes are simple but stylish and can be worn on many occasions.
แม้mɛ́ɛเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaจะjàไม่mâiหรูrǔuแต่dtɛ̀ɛท่าทางมั่นใจtâa-taang-mân-jaiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoดูเท่duu-têeกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
Even though his clothes aren’t fancy, his confident demeanor makes him look even cooler.
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
têe
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 | — | — |