แต่ทว่า(dtàe tá-wâa)

Meanings

1ConjunctionC1

but; however; yet (formal)

A formal, literary word meaning but, however, or yet, used to introduce a contrasting statement.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan yùt sùt sàp-daaวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan yùt sùt sàp-daaweekendแต่ทว่าdtàe tá-wâaแต่ทว่าdtàe tá-wâabut; however; yet (formal)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnตกหนักdtòk nàkตกหนักdtòk nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]เสียก่อนsĭia gònเสียก่อนsĭia gònfirst; beforehand (do this before something else)
He intended to go on a trip over the weekend, but then it rained heavily.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)Part 1
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ทว่าtá-wâaทว่าtá-wâabut; however (formal)Part 2
แต่ทว่าdtàe tá-wâaแต่ทว่าdtàe tá-wâabut; however; yet (formal)