แตกๆ(dtàek dtàek)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

cracked; broken

cracked or broken, often in multiple places or in a shattered way

Examples

กำแพงบ้านgam-paeng bâanกำแพงบ้านgam-paeng bâanhouse boundary wall; compound wallมีรอยmee roiมีรอยmee roi[to] be marked; [to] have a markแตกๆdtàek dtàekแตกๆdtàek dtàek1cracked; broken2distorted; breaking up (of sound/video)นิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a small amount2a little; a bitต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm[to] repair; fixแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)
The house wall has some small cracks. It needs to be repaired.
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หน้าจอnâa joมือถือmeuu tĕuuของฉันkŏng chănแตกๆdtàek dtàekไปหมดbpai mòtเลยloieหลังจากlăng jàakทำtamตกdtòk
My phone screen is all cracked after I dropped it.
พื้นดินpéun dinตรงนี้dtrong néeแห้งhâengมากmâakจนjonมีรอยmee roiแตกๆdtàek dtàekเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt
The ground here is so dry that it's covered in cracks.
แจกันjae-ganใบbaiโปรดbpròhtของkŏngแม่mâeหล่นlònลงlongมาจากmaa jàakชั้นวางchán waangแต่dtàeโชคดีที่chôhk dee têeมีmeeแค่kâeรอยroiแตกๆdtàek dtàekไม่ได้mâi dâaiแตกละเอียดdtàek lá-ìiat
Mom's favorite vase fell from the shelf, but luckily it only has some cracks and didn't shatter completely.
2AdjectiveB1

distorted; breaking up (of sound/video)

describing sound or video that breaks up, crackles, or becomes distorted, as with a bad connection or damaged equipment

Examples

ฮัลโหลhan-lŏhฮัลโหลhan-lŏh1[!] hello (on the phone)2[!] hey; hello (get attention)สัญญาณsăn-yaanสัญญาณsăn-yaan1signal; reception2cue (in communication/behavior)3signal; sign; indicationไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2badly; poorly3improper; immoral4not well; unwell; not okayเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1voice2tone; timbre3sound; noise4vote5phonetic toneเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)แตกๆdtàek dtàekแตกๆdtàek dtàek1cracked; broken2distorted; breaking up (of sound/video)
Hello? The signal is bad, your voice is breaking up.
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ตอนdtonประชุมออนไลน์bprà-chum on-laaiภาพpâapของเขาkŏng kăoแตกๆdtàek dtàekตลอดdtà-lòtเลยloieคงkongเป็นเพราะbpen prórอินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nètไม่ดีmâi dee
During the online meeting, his video was constantly distorted, probably because of a bad internet connection.
พอporขับรถkàp rótเข้าkâoอุโมงค์ù-mohngสัญญาณวิทยุsăn-yaan wít-tá-yúก็gâwจะjàแตกๆdtàek dtàekฟังfangไม่ค่อยmâi kôiรู้เรื่องróo rêuuang
When driving into a tunnel, the radio signal becomes distorted and hard to understand.
ไฟล์วิดีโอfaai wí-dee-ohที่têeถูกtòokบีบอัดbèep àtมากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiมักจะmák jàมีmeeภาพpâapแตกๆdtàek dtàekซึ่งsêungลดทอนlót tonคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapในnaiการรับชมgaan ráp chomอย่างมากyàang mâak
Video files that are overly compressed often have pixelated/distorted images, which significantly reduces the viewing quality.