แก้ที
gɛ̂ɛ-tiiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] retaliate; get even
To respond to an action by paying someone back, often to restore balance or take revenge.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillล้อlóล้อló1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyตอบกลับdtòp glàpตอบกลับdtòp glàp[to] reply; respond (to a message/speech)เบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyแก้ทีgâe teeแก้ทีgâe tee1[to] retaliate; get even2[to] counter; make a countermoveให้hâiให้hâi1[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)หายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)คาใจkaa jaiคาใจkaa jai1bothered; uneasy; nagging on one’s mind2[to] have something on one’s mind; be bothered by [sth]
He teased me harshly, so I replied playfully to pay him back and settle it.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เอาaoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoเขาkǎoไปbpaiซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnแก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tii
My friend hid my shoes, so I hid his bag to get even.
เธอtəəโดนdoonบ่นbònไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tamเลยləəiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตอบกลับdtɔ̀ɔp-glàpอย่างyàangมีมารยาทmii-maa-rá-yâatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tii
She was scolded unfairly, so she intended to respond politely to even the score.
หลังlăngถูกtòokเอาเปรียบao bprìiapหลายlăaiครั้งkrángเขาkăoจึงjeungวางแผนwaang păenเรียบๆrîiap rîiapเพื่อpêuuaแก้ทีgâe teeให้hâiสมศักดิ์ศรีsŏm sàk sĕe
After being taken advantage of many times, he quietly planned to pay them back in a way that preserved his dignity.
2VerbB2
[to] counter; make a countermove
To make a responsive move against an opponent’s move in competition, games, or strategy.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tiiแก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tii1[to] retaliate; get even2[to] counter; make a countermoveด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìian1change (altering something)2replacement; switchแท็กติกtɛ́k-dtìkแท็กติกtɛ́k-dtìktactic; tactics (strategy detail)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
He was attacked quickly by the opponent, but countered by changing tactics immediately.
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พอpɔɔฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamปิดbpìtพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiริมrimเส้นsênทีมเราtiim-raoก็gɔ̂แก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tiiด้วยdûuaiการต่อgaan-dtɔ̀ɔบอลbɔɔnทะลุช่องtá-lú-chɔ̂ng
When the opponent closed the flanks, our team responded by threading passes through the gaps.
นักหมากรุกnák-màak-rúkเห็นhěnอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiวางwaangกับดักgàp-dàkจึงjʉngแก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tiiด้วยdûuaiการสละgaan-sà-làเรือrʉʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดbpə̀ətแนวรุกnɛɛo-rúk
The chess player saw a trap, so he made a counter-move by sacrificing a rook to open the attack.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuเร่งrêngจังหวะjang-wàขึ้นนำkʉ̂n-namเธอtəəแก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tiiด้วยdûuaiการเปลี่ยนgaan-bplìianแผนpɛ̌ɛnรับเป็นráp-bpenรุกrúkและlɛ́พลิกเกมplík-geem
When the opponent sped up to take the lead, she countered by switching from defense to offense and turned the game around.
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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ทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shotPart 2
แก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tiiแก้ทีgɛ̂ɛ-tii[to] retaliate; get even[to] retaliate; get evenWord