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tɛ̌ɛMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] make excuses; [to] talk one's way out
to make excuses when proven wrong; to talk one's way out of a situation; to deflect or rationalize despite being at fault (commonly used as slang)
Examples
จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)คาหนังคาเขาkaa-nǎng-kaa-kǎoคาหนังคาเขาkaa-nǎng-kaa-kǎocaught red-handed; caught in the actขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แถtɛ̌ɛแถtɛ̌ɛ1[to] make excuses; [to] talk one's way out2[to] skid; [to] veer; [to] glideอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Caught red-handed like this, and you're still making excuses.
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He made a mistake but kept trying to talk his way out of it.
เมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokถามtăamถึงtĕungเรื่องrêuuangงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanที่têeหายไปhăai bpaiผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanก็gâwเอาแต่ao dtàeแถtăeและláeไม่mâiยอมyomตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamตรงdtrongๆ-
When asked about the missing budget, the executive just kept deflecting and refused to answer directly.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàมีmiiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanชัดเจนchát-jeenเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangแถtɛ̌ɛว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นbpenคนkonทำtam
Even though there is clear evidence, he still tries to talk his way out of it by saying he wasn't the one who did it.
2VerbB2
[to] skid; [to] veer; [to] glide
to move by sliding or veering off course; to skim or glide along a surface or through the air
Examples
นกบินnók-binนกบินnók-bina bird flies; birds flyแถtɛ̌ɛแถtɛ̌ɛ1[to] make excuses; [to] talk one's way out2[to] skid; [to] veer; [to] glideผิวน้ำpǐu-náamผิวน้ำpǐu-náamwater surface; surface of the waterเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจับปลาjàp-bplaaจับปลาjàp-bplaa[to] catch fish
The bird skimmed the surface of the water to catch a fish.
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The car lost control and skidded into a tree by the side of the road.
รถจักรยานยนต์rót-jàk-grà-yaan-yonเบรกbrèekกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnจนjonล้อlɔ́ɔแถtɛ̌ɛไปbpaiกับgàpพื้นถนนpʉ́ʉn-tà-nǒn
The motorcycle braked suddenly until its wheels skidded along the road surface.
กระสุนปืนgrà-sǔn-bpʉʉnแถtɛ̌ɛไปตามbpai-dtaamกำแพงgam-pɛɛngตึกdtʉ̀kจนjonเกิดgə̀ətประกายไฟbprà-gaai-fai
The bullet skimmed along the building's wall, causing sparks to fly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tɛ̌ɛ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |