โต๋เต๋
dtǒo-dtěeMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] wander aimlessly; [to] loiter
to walk or wander around aimlessly without a specific purpose or destination; to loiter or dawdle
Examples
วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแพลนplɛɛnแพลนplɛɛn1[to] plan2plan; scheduleอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยไปləəi-bpaiเลยไปləəi-bpai[to] go past; [to] overshootเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningโต๋เต๋dtǒo-dtěeโต๋เต๋dtǒo-dtěe[to] wander aimlessly; [to] loiterอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; department store2trading firm (dated/formal)
I don't have any plans this holiday, so I went to wander aimlessly in the mall.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiเดินdəənโต๋เต๋dtǒo-dtěeแถวtɛ̌ɛoสยามsà-yǎamหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jam
He likes to regularly go wander around Siam after school.
เด็กวัยรุ่นdèk-wai-rûnกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánมักจะmák-jàมาmaaเดินdəənโต๋เต๋dtǒo-dtěeอยู่ที่yùu-tîiสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náจนดึกjon-dʉ̀kดื่นdʉ̀ʉn
That group of teenagers often comes to loiter around the park until late at night.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàรีบrêepกลับบ้านglàp bâanไปbpaiอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuเขาkăoกลับglàpเดินdernโต๋เต๋dtŏh-dtĕhฆ่าเวลาkâa way-laaไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai
Instead of hurrying home to read books, he wandered around aimlessly to kill time.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dtǒo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → 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 | — | — |