แทบจะ
tɛ̂ɛp-jàMeanings
1AdverbB1
almost; nearly
an adverb used before verbs or adjectives to indicate something is very close to happening or being true
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryถึงบ้านtĕung bâanถึงบ้านtĕung bâan[to] arrive homeก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแทบจะtâep jàแทบจะtâep jà1almost; nearly2hardly; scarcely (with ไม่)หลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
I was so tired yesterday, I almost fell asleep as soon as I got home.
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เขาkǎoตกใจdtòk-jaiมากmâakตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเห็นhěnงูnguuเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiผ่านpàanหน้าnâaไปbpaiแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàร้องกรี๊ดrɔ́ɔng-gríitออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
He was so shocked when he saw a snake slither past him, he almost screamed.
ดีใจdii-jaiที่tîiได้dâaiเจอกันjəə-ganอีกครั้งìik-krángนะnáคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngเธอtəəแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàขาดใจkàat-jai
I'm so happy to see you again. I missed you so much it almost broke my heart.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanต่อdtɔ̀ɔอนาคตà-naa-kótของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàเรียกได้ว่าrîiak-dâai-wâaเป็นbpenตัวตัดสินdtuua-dtàt-sǐnชะตากรรมchá-dtaa-gamเลยทีเดียวləəi-tii-diiao
This project is so important to the company's future that it could almost be called the deciding factor of its fate.
2AdverbB1
hardly; scarcely (with ไม่ไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply))
used with a negation (แทบจะไม่...) to mean to a very small degree or almost not at all
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jà1almost; nearly2hardly; scarcely (with ไม่)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I've had almost nothing to eat today.
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He has changed so much that I almost didn't recognize him.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiผมpǒmแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàไม่mâiเหลือแรงlʉ̌ʉa-rɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
After working hard all day, I have almost no energy left.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiให้มาhâi-maaมีประโยชน์mii-bprà-yòotน้อยมากnɔ́ɔi-mâakแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàเอาไปao-bpaiใช้cháiอะไรà-raiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəi
The information provided is so minimal, it's almost not useful for anything at all.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tɛ̂ɛp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)will; shall (future/intention marker)Part 2
แทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàalmost; nearlyalmost; nearlyWord