โรตี
roo-dtiiMeaning
1NounA2
roti; Indian-style flatbread; thin fried dough snack/dessert (in Thailand)
A South Asian flatbread; in Thailand, it commonly refers to a thin, pan-fried roti served as a sweet snack or dessert with toppings like condensed milk, sugar, banana, or egg. It can also be served savory with curry.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)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)โรตีroo-dtiiโรตีroo-dtiiroti; Indian-style flatbread; thin fried dough snack/dessert (in Thailand)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I like to eat roti.
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Yesterday I went to the market and bought a roti with egg to eat.
Shall we go find some roti sai mai (roti with candy floss) to eat this evening?
คนขายkon kăaiโรตีroh-dteeที่têeปากซอยbpàak soiทำtamแป้งbpâaengได้dâiบางbaangกรอบgròpและláeราดrâatนมข้นหวานnom kôn wăanเยอะมากyér mâakเด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpกันganใหญ่yàiเลยloie
The roti vendor at the entrance of the alley makes the dough very thin and crispy and pours on a lot of condensed milk. The kids really love it.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
roo
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
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ตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take as[to] hit; strike; beatPart 2
โรตีroo-dtiiโรตีroo-dtiiroti; Indian-style flatbread; thin fried dough snack/dessert (in Thailand)roti; Indian-style flatbread; thin fried dough snack/dessert (in Thailand)Word