แถสด
tɛ̌ɛ-sòtMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] make up an excuse on the spot; [to] improvise a lie
to make up an excuse, lie, or story on the spot without preparing, often to avoid blame or answer a difficult question
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)ถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleการบ้านgaan-bâanการบ้านgaan-bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแถสดtɛ̌ɛ-sòtแถสดtɛ̌ɛ-sòt[to] make up an excuse on the spot; [to] improvise a lieเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔt1[to] survive; [to] get by2[to] save one’s own skinไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔnไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)
When the teacher asked why he didn't submit the homework, he just made up an excuse on the spot to save himself.
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ดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánไม่ได้mâi dâaiเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaมาmaaตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamนักข่าวnák kàaoเลยloieต้องdtôngแถสดtăe sòtไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiจนjonจบjòpการสัมภาษณ์gaan săm-pâat
That celebrity didn't prepare to answer the reporters' questions, so he had to keep making things up on the spot until the interview ended.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiทักษะták-sàการgaanแถสดtɛ̌ɛ-sòtที่tîiเนียนniianแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛหลักฐานlàk-tǎanมัดตัวmát-dtuuaแน่นnɛ̂nขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiยังไงก็yang-ngai-gɔ̂หนีnǐiไม่mâiพ้นpónความผิดkwaam-pìtหรอกrɔ̀k
No matter how smooth his skills at lying on the spot are, with evidence tying him down this tightly, there's no way he can escape the guilt.
การgaanแถสดtɛ̌ɛ-sòtกลางglaangห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเสี่ยงsìiangมากmâakถ้าtâaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nพอpɔɔอาจจะàat-jàทำให้tam-hâiเสียsǐiaเครดิตkree-dìtได้เลยdâai-ləəi
Making up excuses on the spot in the middle of a meeting is highly risky; if the information isn't solid enough, you could completely lose your credibility.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แถtɛ̌ɛแถtɛ̌ɛ1[to] make excuses; [to] talk one's way out2[to] skid; [to] veer; [to] glide[to] make excuses; [to] talk one's way outPart 1
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สดsòtสดsòt1fresh (not preserved)2live (broadcast/in real time)3bright; vivid (color)4in cash5raw; uncooked (food)fresh (not preserved)Part 2
แถสดtɛ̌ɛ-sòtแถสดtɛ̌ɛ-sòt[to] make up an excuse on the spot; [to] improvise a lie[to] make up an excuse on the spot; [to] improvise a lieWord