โอที
oo-tiiMeaning
1NounA2
overtime; OT
Overtime work or hours, and the extra pay for it.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerโอทีoo-tiiโอทีoo-tiiovertime; OTสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
Today I got two hours of overtime pay.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคิดkítโอทีoo-tiiให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเพราะprɔ́งานด่วนngaan-dùuan
Yesterday the company paid overtime to employees because of urgent work.
This month the overtime pay is delayed, making many people wait for the extra money.
ถ้าtâaรับrápกะgàเย็นyenต่อdtɔ̀ɔก็gɔ̂นับเป็นnáp-bpenโอทีoo-tiiและlɛ́ได้dâaiอัตราค่าจ้างàt-dtraa-kâa-jâangเพิ่มpə̂əmตามdtaamกฎgòtของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
If you take the evening shift as well, it counts as overtime and you get a higher pay rate according to company policy.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
oo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
โอooโอoo1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)Part 1
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ทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shotPart 2
โอทีoo-tiiโอทีoo-tiiovertime; OTovertime; OTWord