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gɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] defend oneself; [to] make excuses
to justify or explain one’s actions to avoid blame; to offer excuses
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)แก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuua1[to] defend oneself; [to] make excuses2[to] redeem oneself; [to] make amends3[to] retake; [to] try again (to improve)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congested
He quickly explained that he was late because of traffic.
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เธอtəəพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaว่าwâaทำงานtam-ngaanไม่mâiเสร็จsètเพราะprɔ́คอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əเสียsǐia
She tried to justify not finishing the work by saying her computer broke.
ผมpǒmไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaแค่kɛ̂ɛอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanมันmanเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nอย่างไรyàang-rai
I’m not making excuses; I’m just explaining how the situation happened.
หลังlǎngโดนdoonตำหนิdtam-nìเขาkǎoแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaยืดยาวyʉ̂ʉt-yaaoอ้างว่าâang-wâaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiได้รับdâi-rápคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉan
After being criticized, he offered a lengthy excuse, claiming the information he received was inaccurate.
2VerbB2
[to] redeem oneself; [to] make amends
to attempt to restore one’s reputation or correct a mistake by doing better afterward
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herซ้อมหนักsɔ́ɔm-nàkซ้อมหนักsɔ́ɔm-nàk[to] train hardมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuua1[to] defend oneself; [to] make excuses2[to] redeem oneself; [to] make amends3[to] retake; [to] try again (to improve)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyเมื่อครั้งmʉ̂ʉa-krángเมื่อครั้งmʉ̂ʉa-krángback when; at the time ofก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
She is practicing hard because she wants to make up for her poor performance last time.
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanบอกbɔ̀ɔkทีมtiimว่าwâaแม้mɛ́ɛยอดyɔ̂ɔtเดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛoจะjàตกdtòkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoยังyangมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaด้วยdûuaiการบริการลูกค้าgaan-bɔɔ-rí-gaan-lûuk-káaให้hâiยอดเยี่ยมyɔ̂ɔt-yîiamกว่าgwàaนี้níi
The manager told the team that although last month’s numbers dropped, we still have a chance to redeem ourselves by providing even better customer service.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianออกɔ̀ɔkหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmใหม่màiที่tîiรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaจากjàakคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatในnaiเล่มlêmก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
The writer released a new, more meticulous book to redeem herself from criticism about the mistakes in the previous one.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานtam-ngaanพลาดไปplâat-bpaiครั้งkrángก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำtamโปรเจ็กต์bproo-jèkใหม่màiนี้níiให้hâiดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuua
After messing up last time, he is determined to do this new project as well as possible to redeem himself.
หลังlǎngพลาดplâatในnaiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekก่อนหน้าgɔ̀ɔn-nâaเขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaให้hâiทีมtiimยอมรับyɔɔm-rápอีกครั้งìik-kráng
After failing in the previous project, he worked hard to redeem himself so the team would accept him again.
เธอtəəทำtamพรีเซนเทชันprii-seen-tee-chanใหม่màiอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaและlɛ́กู้gûuความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânจากjàakหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa
She prepared a new presentation carefully to redeem herself and regain her boss’s trust.
แม้mɛ́ɛเคยkəəiทำผิดพลาดtam-pìt-plâatในnaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnรอบrɔ̂ɔpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaคนนี้kon-níiก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiโอกาสoo-gàatครั้งนี้kráng-níiแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaด้วยdûuaiผลงานpǒn-ngaanที่tîiเหนือความคาดหมายnʉ̌ʉa-kwaam-kâat-mǎai
Even though he made mistakes in the previous round, this athlete used this chance to redeem himself with a performance beyond expectations.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเขาkǎoจึงjʉngอาสาaa-sǎaนำnamทีมtiimโครงการkroong-gaanอาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaด้วยdûuaiการgaanสร้างผลลัพธ์sâang-pǒn-lápที่tîiเป็นรูปธรรมbpen-rûup-bpà-tamต่อdtɔ̀ɔชุมชนchum-chon
After heavy criticism, he volunteered to lead a volunteer project to redeem himself by delivering tangible results for the community.
3VerbB2
[to] retake; [to] try again (to improve)
to have another chance to do something after failing or doing poorly, in order to improve or prove oneself
Examples
รอบrɔ̂ɔpรอบrɔ̂ɔp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛoที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำพลาดtam-plâatทำพลาดtam-plâat[to] make a mistake; slip up; screw upรอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níiรอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níithis time; this roundขอแก้ตัวkɔ̌ɔ-gɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaขอแก้ตัวkɔ̌ɔ-gɛ̂ɛ-dtuua[to] ask for a chance to redeem oneself; [to] make an excuseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ดีกว่าเดิมdii-gwàa-dəəmดีกว่าเดิมdii-gwàa-dəəmbetter than before; improved
I messed up last time; this time I want another chance to do better.
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ทีมเราtiim-raoแพ้pɛ́ɛแบบbɛ̀ɛpหมดmòtรูปrûupนัดnátหน้าnâaขอแก้ตัวkɔ̌ɔ-gɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaในบ้านnai-bâanให้hâiแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnเห็นhěn
Our team lost badly; in the next match we want another chance at home to prove ourselves to the fans.
หลังlǎngสอบตกsɔ̀ɔp-dtòkครั้งkrángก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoขอkɔ̌ɔเวลาwee-laaอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเพิ่มpə̂əmหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเดือนdʉʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกลับมาglàp-maaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuua
After failing the previous exam, he asked for one more month to study so he could have another chance to redeem himself.
โปรเจกต์bproo-jèekแรกrɛ̂ɛkโดนdoonวิจารณ์wí-jaanหนักnàkฉันchǎnจึงjʉngเสนอsà-nə̌əงานngaanเวอร์ชันwəə-chânปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอkɔ̌ɔโอกาสoo-gàatแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuua
The first project was heavily criticized, so I submitted an improved version to get another chance to prove myself.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid 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
แก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteract[to] fix; solve; correctPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
แก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuuaแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuua[to] defend oneself; [to] make excuses[to] defend oneself; [to] make excusesWord