โต้(dtôh)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counter

to respond in opposition to an argument or statement; to make a counter-argument

Examples

ระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang bprà-chumระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang bprà-chumduring the meetingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโต้dtôhโต้dtôh1[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counter2[to] answer back; [to] talk back3[to] exchange; [to] back-and-forth (in compounds)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ต้นทุนdtôn tunต้นทุนdtôn tun1cost; cost of production2starting advantage/disadvantage; baselineสูงเกินไปsŏong gern bpaiสูงเกินไปsŏong gern bpai1too high; overly tall2too expensive
During the meeting, he countered that this plan is too costly.
2VerbB2

[to] answer back; [to] talk back

to reply sharply or defiantly, especially in a dispute or to a person in authority

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilโต้dtôhโต้dtôh1[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counter2[to] answer back; [to] talk back3[to] exchange; [to] back-and-forth (in compounds)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeลอกlókลอกlók1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicate3[to] molt; shed (skin/scales)การบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughยืนกรานyeuun graanยืนกรานyeuun graan1[to] insist; stand firm2[to] persist (in doing/asking)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตนdtonตนdton1self (as a concept)2classifier: person/being (formal)3self; oneselfทำเองtam engทำเองtam eng1[to] do [sth] oneself; [to] make [sth] oneself2homemade; self-made
The student retorted to the teacher immediately when accused of copying homework, insisting he did it himself.
3VerbC1

[to] exchange; [to] back-and-forth (in compounds)

used in compounds to convey mutual or back-and-forth action (e.g., โต้ตอบโต้ตอบdtôh dtòp1[to] respond; reply2[to] interact ‘to exchange replies’)

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เล่นเกมlên gemเล่นเกมlên gem[to] play gamesโต้dtôhโต้dtôh1[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counter2[to] answer back; [to] talk back3[to] exchange; [to] back-and-forth (in compounds)คำถามkam tăamคำถามkam tăamquestionกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroomเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทบทวนtóp-tuuanทบทวนtóp-tuuan1[to] review; revise (study)2[to] reconsider; re-examineคำศัพท์kam sàpคำศัพท์kam sàp1vocabulary; lexicon2word; vocabulary item; term
The kids play a back-and-forth question game in class to review vocabulary.