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dtɛ̂ɛMeanings
1AdverbB1
truly; really (Northern Thai)
An emphatic adverb in Northern Thai, used like 'really' or 'truly' to stress what is said.
Examples
กับข้าวเมืองgàp-kâao meuuangกับข้าวเมืองgàp-kâao meuuangNorthern Thai foodร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)แต้dtâeแต้dtâe1truly; really (Northern Thai)2genuine; real; true (Northern Thai)ๆ-
The northern Thai food at this restaurant is really delicious.
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The weather is truly hot today, isn't it?
ผมpŏmเชื่อchêuuaแต้dtâeๆ-ว่าwâaโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeจะjàสำเร็จsăm-rètและláeมีประโยชน์mee bprà-yòtกับgàpชุมชนchum-chonเฮาhao
I truly believe that this project will be successful and beneficial for our community.
2AdjectiveB1
genuine; real; true (Northern Thai)
genuine, real, or true; normally follows the noun it modifies.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiผ้าไหมpâa-mǎisilk fabric; silk materialแต้dtɛ̂ɛแต้dtɛ̂ɛ1truly; really (Northern Thai)2genuine; real; true (Northern Thai)ไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ของปลอมkɔ̌ɔng-bplɔɔmของปลอมkɔ̌ɔng-bplɔɔmcounterfeit item; fake goods
This is authentic silk, not a fake one.
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If you want to eat authentic northern Thai food, you have to go eat it in Chiang Mai.
He's a genuine northern person, so he speaks the northern dialect very well.
การหาgaan-hǎaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแต้dtɛ̂ɛสักsàkคนkonในnaiชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiจริงใจjing-jaiกับgàpเราraoนั้นnánยากยิ่งyâak-yîngกว่าgwàaการหาgaan-hǎaทองคำtɔɔng-kamเสียอีกsǐia-ìik
Finding a single genuine friend in life who is sincere with us is even harder than finding gold.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |