ใช้ตี
chái-dtiiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] use [sth] to hit; use [sth] for striking
to use something as an implement to hit, strike, or beat (e.g., use a stick to hit).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)ไม้กวาดmáai-gwàatไม้กวาดmáai-gwàatbroomมาใช้maa-cháiมาใช้maa-chái[to] come (and) use [sth]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 asลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnball (for sports/games)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)
He grabbed a broom to use to hit the ball out of the way.
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ครูkruuเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátมีmiiไว้wáiสำหรับsǎm-ràpวัดwátไม่ใช่mâi-châiเอาไปao-bpaiใช้ตีchái-dtiiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
The teacher warned that a ruler is for measuring, not for using to hit classmates.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanใช้cháiไม้máaiยาวyaaoใช้ตีchái-dtiiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiบนbonต้นdtônให้hâiหล่นlònลงมาlong-maa
Villagers use a long stick to hit the fruits on the tree so they fall down.
เขาkǎoเอาaoหมอนmɔ̌ɔnมาใช้maa-cháiตีdtiiแทนtɛɛnไม้máaiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiกับgàpเฟอร์นิเจอร์fəə-ní-jə̂ə
He used a pillow to hit with instead of a stick, so as not to damage the furniture.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order[to] use; employPart 1
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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
ใช้ตีchái-dtiiใช้ตีchái-dtii[to] use [sth] to hit; use [sth] for striking[to] use [sth] to hit; use [sth] for strikingWord