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tɛ̌ɛ-tǎiMeaning
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[to] make excuses; [to] evade
to make weak excuses or speak in an evasive way to avoid blame or responsibility
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำผิดtam-pìtทำผิดtam-pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardแถไถtɛ̌ɛ-tǎiแถไถtɛ̌ɛ-tǎi[to] make excuses; [to] evadeไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉaiไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉai1aimlessly; without purpose2continuously; on and onไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมรับyɔɔm-rápยอมรับyɔɔm-ráp1[to] accept; consent to2[to] admit; acknowledge3[to] recognize; concede (merit/validity)ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truth
He made a mistake but keeps making weak excuses, refusing to accept the truth.
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พอpɔɔหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaถามtǎamเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanที่tîiยังyangไม่mâiเสร็จsètเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂แถไถtɛ̌ɛ-tǎiอ้างâangนั่นnânอ้างâangนี่nîiไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉai
When the boss asked about the unfinished work, he kept making weak excuses.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàยอมรับyɔɔm-rápความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatอย่างตรงไปตรงมาyàang-dtrong-bpai-dtrong-maaเขาkǎoกลับglàpพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแถไถtɛ̌ɛ-tǎiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปัดbpàtความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔp
Instead of admitting the mistake straightforwardly, he tried to make weak excuses to avoid responsibility.
ทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeมีmeeหลักฐานlàk tăanมัดตัวmát dtuuaแน่นหนาnâen năaขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaแถไถtăe tăiไปbpaiได้dâiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiอย่างyàangหน้าไม่อายnâa mâi aai
Even though there is solid evidence against him, he still shamelessly manages to keep making weak excuses.
Tones
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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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ไถtǎiไถtǎi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)5[to] squeeze money out of [sb] (slang)[to] plow; [to] tillPart 2
แถไถtɛ̌ɛ-tǎiแถไถtɛ̌ɛ-tǎi[to] make excuses; [to] evade[to] make excuses; [to] evadeWord