แจ
jɛɛMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] stay close; follow closely
To remain very close to someone or follow them persistently, typically expressed in combinations such as ติดแจ or ตามแจ.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodลูกติดlûuk-dtìtลูกติดlûuk-dtìt1child from a previous relationship (in [sb]'s care)2with a child from a previous relationshipแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseแจjɛɛแจjɛɛ[to] stay close; follow closelyแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛeven (emphasizing an extreme or unlikely example)ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare foodก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùu[to] be standing; stand (continuously)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)
The child has been sticking close to his mother lately, even standing beside her while she cooks.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpจากjàakโรงเรียนroong-riianน้องnɔ́ɔngก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaamพี่pîiแจjɛɛไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmไปbpaiเล่นlênคนเดียวkon-diiao
Ever since getting home from school, the younger sibling has been following the older one everywhere, refusing to play alone.
เพราะprɔ́ยังyangไม่mâiคุ้นkúnกับgàpบ้านใหม่bâan-màiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiจึงjʉngติดdtìtยายyaaiแจjɛɛและlɛ́จะjàร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiยายyaaiเดินdəənพ้นสายตาpón-sǎai-dtaa
Because the little child was not yet used to the new house, she clung to her grandmother and cried whenever her grandmother went out of sight.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoตามdtaamเขาkǎoแจjɛɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเดินdəənออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumจนjonเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเว้นระยะwén-rá-yáเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiขึ้นรถkʉ̂n-rót
The reporters followed him closely from the moment he left the meeting room, until he had to ask them to give him space to get into his car.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |