เส้นตาย
sên-dtaaiMeaning
1NounB1
deadline
the final time or date by which something must be completed or submitted
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toส่งงานsòng-ngaanส่งงานsòng-ngaan1[to] submit work; hand in an assignment/report2[to] deliver a deliverable; turn in a project/milestoneก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเส้นตายsên-dtaaiเส้นตายsên-dtaaideadlineพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháotomorrow morning
We must submit the work before the deadline tomorrow morning.
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If the deadline is missed, applicants will be disqualified immediately.
ทีมงานtiim-ngaanกำลังgam-langเร่งrêngแก้บั๊กgɛ̂ɛ-bákเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทันtanเส้นตายsên-dtaaiปล่อยbplɔ̀iเวอร์ชันใหม่wəə-chan-mài
The team is rushing to fix bugs to meet the deadline for the new release.
The boss said the deadline for submitting the report is this Friday.
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngเร่งทำrêng-tamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเส้นตายsên-dtaaiไม่เช่นนั้นmâi-chên-nánจะjàยื่นyʉ̂ʉnไม่ทันmâi-tan
I must rush to finish the project before the deadline, otherwise I won’t submit it in time.
พวกเราpûuak-raoตกลงกันdtòk-long-ganว่าwâaจะjàตรวจงานdtrùuat-ngaanรอบสุดท้ายrɔ̂ɔp-sùt-táaiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiพลาดplâatเส้นตายsên-dtaaiพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháo
We agreed to do a final review tonight to avoid missing tomorrow morning’s deadline.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเส้นตายsên-dtaaiทีมtiimคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngลดlótขอบเขตงานkɔ̀ɔp-kèet-ngaanลงlongเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiส่งsòngได้dâaiตามdtaamกำหนดgam-nòt
If the deadline isn’t extended, the team will likely have to reduce the scope to deliver on time.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanย้ำyámว่าwâaเส้นตายsên-dtaaiนี้níiเป็นbpenกรอบเวลาgrɔ̀ɔp-wee-laaตายตัวdtaai-dtuuaและlɛ́จะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiการขยายเวลาgaan-kà-yǎai-wee-laa
The manager emphasized that this deadline is a fixed time frame and there will be no extension.
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
sên
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
เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)line; stripe; thread-like lengthPart 1
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
เส้นตายsên-dtaaiเส้นตายsên-dtaaideadlinedeadlineWord