แต๊ะ
dtɛ́Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] touch lightly; [to] tap
to touch lightly or to tap (often used informally as a spoken variant of แตะแตะdtɛ̀1[to] touch lightly; tap2[to] reach; hit (a level))
Examples
อย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmdon't forget (to...)แต๊ะdtɛ́แต๊ะdtɛ́1[to] touch lightly; [to] tap2[to] touch inappropriately; [to] grope3[to] strike a pose; [to] put on airsบัตรbàtบัตรbàt1card; pass; badge2ticket3voucher; couponก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเข้าทำงานkâo-tam-ngaanเข้าทำงานkâo-tam-ngaan1[to] go to work; [to] start work (for the day)2[to] start a new job; [to] begin employmentนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Don't forget to tap your card before starting work.
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เวลาwee-laaขึ้นkʉ̂nรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngเอาaoบัตรbàtมาmaaแต๊ะdtɛ́ตรงนี้dtrong-níiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดbpə̀ətประตูbprà-dtuu
When getting on the Skytrain, you have to tap your card right here to open the gate.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiฉันchǎnแต๊ะdtɛ́บัตรเครดิตbàt-kree-dìtที่tîiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจ่ายเงินjàai-ngən
The staff told me to tap my credit card on the machine to pay.
ระบบรักษาความปลอดภัยrá-bòp-rák-sǎa-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiใหม่màiนี้níiอนุญาตให้à-nú-yâat-hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanแต๊ะdtɛ́บัตรเข้าออกbàt-kâo-ɔ̀ɔkได้dâaiรวดเร็วrûuat-reoขึ้นkʉ̂nโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngรอคิวrɔɔ-kiu
This new security system allows employees to tap their cards to enter and exit more quickly without waiting in line.
2VerbB2
[to] touch inappropriately; [to] grope
to touch someone inappropriately or to grope (informal slang, often used as a shortened form of แต๊ะอั๋งแต๊ะอั๋งdtɛ́-ǎng[to] grope; [to] touch [sb] inappropriately)
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รถไฟใต้ดินrót fai dtâi dinรถไฟใต้ดินrót fai dtâi din1subway; underground railway; metro system2underground train (metro train)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคนแน่นkon nâenคนแน่นkon nâencrowded (with people)ๆ-มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsโรคจิตrôhk jìtโรคจิตrôhk jìt1psycho; creep2psychosis3psychotic; creepy; perverted (colloq., derogatory)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแต๊ะdtáeแต๊ะdtáe1[to] touch lightly; [to] tap2[to] touch inappropriately; [to] grope3[to] strike a pose; [to] put on airsผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)
On crowded subway trains, there are often perverts who like to grope women.
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ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánโดนdoonแฉว่าchɛ̌ɛ-wâaชอบchɔ̂ɔpฉวยโอกาสchǔuai-oo-gàatแต๊ะdtɛ́แฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápเวลาwee-laaขอkɔ̌ɔถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup
That celebrity was exposed for taking advantage and groping fans when they asked for photos.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanถูกtùukไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔkกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnเพราะprɔ́มีmiiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanว่าwâaเขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpอาศัยaa-sǎiจังหวะjang-wàชุลมุนchun-lá-munแต๊ะdtɛ́พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหญิงyǐng
The manager was suddenly fired because there was evidence that he liked to take advantage of chaotic moments to grope female employees.
3VerbB2
[to] strike a pose; [to] put on airs
to strike a pose, act pretentiously, or put on airs (informal slang, often used as a shortened form of แต๊ะท่า)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกล้องglɔ̂ngกล้องglɔ̂ng1camera2optical instrument (e.g., telescope, microscope, binoculars)ปุ๊บbpúpปุ๊บbpúpimmediately; the instant thatเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)แต๊ะdtɛ́แต๊ะdtɛ́1[to] touch lightly; [to] tap2[to] touch inappropriately; [to] grope3[to] strike a pose; [to] put on airsท่าถ่ายรูปtâa-tàai-rûupท่าถ่ายรูปtâa-tàai-rûupphoto poseทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as she saw the camera, she immediately struck a pose for a photo.
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ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนkonนั้นnánชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaยืนyʉʉnแต๊ะdtɛ́หล่อlɔ̀ɔอยู่yùuหน้าnâaร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛทุกวันtúk-wan
That man likes to come and stand putting on a handsome pose in front of the coffee shop every day.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นbpenนายแบบnaai-bɛ̀ɛpแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รู้rúuมุมกล้องmum-glɔ̂ngและlɛ́สามารถsǎa-mâatแต๊ะdtɛ́ท่าถ่ายรูปtâa-tàai-rûupออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâaiดูduuดีมากdii-mâak
Even though he's not a professional model, he knows camera angles and can strike a pose to make photos come out looking very good.
หลายคนlǎai-konหมั่นไส้màn-sâiที่tîiเขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpแต๊ะdtɛ́ท่าtâaอวดรวยùuat-ruuaiในnaiงานสังคมngaan-sǎng-komทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiเงินngənจริงjing
Many people are annoyed that he likes to put on airs showing off his wealth at social events even though he doesn't actually have money.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtɛ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |