แตกๆ
dtàek dtàekMeanings
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 little; a bit2a small amountต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm[to] repair; fixแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; 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-lŏh1hello (on the phone)2hey; hello (get attention)สัญญาณsăn-yaanสัญญาณsăn-yaan1signal; reception2signal; sign; indicationไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแตกๆdtàek 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-nétไม่ดีmâi 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.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แตกๆ said แตก-แตก?
dtàek dtàek
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
dtàek
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 | — | — |