แต่เช้า
dtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoMeaning
1AdverbA2
early in the morning; since early morning
At a very early time in the morning; from early morning onward (often with verbs like arrive, leave, wake).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoearly in the morning; since early morningทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Mom wakes up early in the morning every day.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaรถติดrót-dtìt
Tomorrow I have to leave the house early in the morning because I'm afraid of traffic.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔกลับมาglàp-maaจากjàakต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Dad got back home from the province early this morning.
พวกเราpûuak raoไปถึงbpai tĕungตลาดdtà-làatแต่เช้าdtàe cháoเพื่อpêuuaจะได้jà dâaiเลือกซื้อlêuuak séuของkŏngสดๆsòt sòtที่têeเพิ่งpêrngมาmaaลงlong
We went to the market early in the morning so we could choose the fresh goods that had just arrived.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แต่เช้า said แต่-ช้าว?
dtɛ̀ɛ-cháao
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtɛ̀ɛ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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
แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)but; however (contrast)Part 1
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แต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoearly in the morning; since early morningearly in the morning; since early morningWord