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dtàiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] climb; scale; ascend
to move upward using hands and/or feet, especially on something steep or vertical
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ไต่dtàiไต่dtài1[to] climb; scale; ascend2[to] move slowly upward; inch alongบันไดban-daiบันไดban-dai1stairs; staircase2ladder3stairway (figurative path upward)ขึ้นไปkêun bpaiขึ้นไปkêun bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or moreอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow pace
The child climbs up the ladder slowly.
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Yesterday I climbed a low wall to get to the other side.
Tomorrow we will climb the cliff with rope support.
เขาkǎoไต่เสาdtài-sǎoขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiซ่อมsɔ̂mไฟfaiโดยdooiใช้cháiทั้งtángมือmʉʉและlɛ́เท้าtáaoจับแน่นjàp-nɛ̂n
He climbed up the pole to fix the light, gripping firmly with both hands and feet.
2VerbB1
[to] move slowly upward; inch along
to creep or progress slowly up or along a surface with effort; to inch along
Examples
รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-ไต่dtàiไต่dtài1[to] climb; scale; ascend2[to] move slowly upward; inch alongไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetทีละนิดtee lá nítทีละนิดtee lá nítlittle by little; gradually
Traffic was terrible, so we slowly inched along the road bit by bit.
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ฉันchǎnเห็นหอยhěn-hɔ̌ɔiทากtâakไต่ริมdtài-rimกระถางgrà-tǎangอย่างเชื่องช้าyàang-chʉ̂ʉang-cháaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanต้องdtɔ̂ngออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛngมากmâak
I saw a snail inching along the edge of the pot, very slowly as if with effort.
The line at the counter inched forward person by person until it was our turn.
เขาkăoเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakจนjonต้องdtôngไต่dtàiไปตามbpai dtaamพื้นทางpéun taangชันchanอย่างyàangทุลักทุเลtú-lák-tú-leทีละtee láก้าวgâaoเล็กlékๆ-
He was so exhausted that he could only inch along the steep ground with great difficulty, step by tiny step.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |