แตกง่าย
dtɛ̀ɛk-ngâaiMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
fragile; easily broken
easily broken; fragile.
Examples
แก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แตกง่ายdtɛ̀ɛk-ngâaiแตกง่ายdtɛ̀ɛk-ngâaifragile; easily broken
This glass is fragile.
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Be careful, chicken eggs break easily.
ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênชิ้นนี้chín-níiทำจากtam-jàakพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapไม่ดีmâi-diiเลยləəiแตกง่ายdtɛ̀ɛk-ngâaiมากmâak
This toy is made from poor quality plastic, so it's very fragile.
เวลาway-laaขนย้ายkŏn yáaiของkŏngที่têeแตกง่ายdtàek ngâaiเช่นchênจานชามjaan chaamควรkuuanห่อhòด้วยdûuayกระดาษgrà-dàatหนังสือพิมพ์năng-sĕu pimหลายๆlăai lăaiชั้นchán
When moving fragile things, such as plates and bowls, you should wrap them in many layers of newspaper.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtɛ̀ɛk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)[to] crack; break; shatterPart 1
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แตกง่ายdtɛ̀ɛk-ngâaiแตกง่ายdtɛ̀ɛk-ngâaifragile; easily brokenfragile; easily brokenWord