แรงตก
rɛɛng-dtòkMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] lose energy; [to] lose power
to lose energy, stamina, or strength; to experience a drop in power, momentum, or performance (applicable to both people and machines)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)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] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ข้าวกลางวันkâao-glaang-wanข้าวกลางวันkâao-glaang-wanlunchพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenตกบ่ายdtòk-bàaiตกบ่ายdtòk-bàaicome afternoon; in the afternoonก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toแรงตกrɛɛng-dtòkแรงตกrɛɛng-dtòk[to] lose energy; [to] lose powerจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
I didn't eat lunch today, and by the afternoon I was running out of energy and couldn't keep working.
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เครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonเริ่มrə̂əmแรงตกrɛɛng-dtòkรถrótจึงjʉngขึ้นkʉ̂nเนินnəənได้dâaiช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaเดิมdəəm
The engine started losing power, so the car climbed the hill more slowly than before.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàออกตัวɔ̀ɔk-dtuuaได้ดีdâai-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛนักวิ่งnák-wîngคนนี้kon-níiกลับglàpแรงตกrɛɛng-dtòkในnaiช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaiเพราะprɔ́ใช้cháiพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiตั้งแต่ต้นdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-dtôn
Although this runner started well, he lost stamina toward the end because he had used too much energy early on.
ช่างchâangสันนิษฐานsǎn-nít-tǎanว่าwâaเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonแรงตกrɛɛng-dtòkเพราะprɔ́ระบบrá-bòpจ่ายน้ำjàai-náamมันmanมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจdtrùuatให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเปลี่ยนbplìianอะไหล่à-lài
The mechanic suspects that the engine is losing power because of a problem with the fuel system, so a thorough inspection is needed before replacing any parts.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)strong; intense; severePart 1
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แรงตกrɛɛng-dtòkแรงตกrɛɛng-dtòk[to] lose energy; [to] lose power[to] lose energy; [to] lose powerWord