ได๋ถืก
dǎi-tʉ̀ʉkMeaning
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got it right (Isan/Lao Thai)
dialectal Thai (Isan/Lao-influenced) meaning ‘was correct’ or ‘guessed right’; equivalent to ได้ถูก/ทายถูก in Standard Thai.
Examples
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเลขท้ายlêek-táaiเลขท้ายlêek-táai1lottery last digits (prize category)2last digits (of a number)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondโตdtooโตdtoo1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedได๋ถืกdǎi-tʉ̀ʉkได๋ถืกdǎi-tʉ̀ʉkgot it right (Isan/Lao Thai)พอดีเลยpɔɔ-dii-ləəiพอดีเลยpɔɔ-dii-ləəijust right; perfect
I bought a two-digit lottery number and happened to get it right.
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ตอนแรกdton râekบ่bòมีไผmee păiเชื่อchêuuaข่อยkòiแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiข่อยกะkôi gàได๋dăiถืกอีหลีtèuk ee-lĕeว่าwâaฝนfŏnสิsìตกdtòk
At first, nobody believed me, but in the end, I was correct that it was going to rain.
เจ้าได๋ถืกเบิ้ดjâo dăi tèuk bèrtเลยloieว่าwâaทีมteemใด๋dăiสิชนะsì chá-náทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeบ่ได้bò dâiเบิ่งbèrngบอลbonจักjàkนัดnát
You guessed correctly which team would win, even though you didn't watch a single match.
คึดkêutไปbpaiคึดkêutมาmaaกะยังgà yangงงngongอยู่yòoว่าwâaมื้อméuuนั้นnánข่อยkòiได๋ถืกdăi tèukได้dâiจั่งได๋jàng dăiว่าwâaต้องdtôngไปbpaiอีกèekทางtaangมันmanคือkeuลางสังหรณ์laang săng-hŏnซื่อๆsêu sêu
Thinking back, I'm still puzzled how I guessed right that day that I should go the other way; it was just a hunch.
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
dǎi
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ถืกtʉ̀ʉkถืกtʉ̀ʉk1cheap; inexpensive (Isan/Lao)2correct; right (Isan/Lao)3[to] be subjected to; passive/experiential marker (Isan/Lao)cheap; inexpensive (Isan/Lao)Part 2
ได๋ถืกdǎi-tʉ̀ʉkได๋ถืกdǎi-tʉ̀ʉkgot it right (Isan/Lao Thai)got it right (Isan/Lao Thai)Word