ไต่เต้า
dtài-dtâoMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] work one's way up; climb the ladder
To advance step by step through effort over time, especially in a career or social hierarchy, often starting from a low position.
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan-kǎaiพนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan-kǎaisalesperson; sales associate; sales representativeธรรมดาtam-má-daaธรรมดาtam-má-daa1ordinary; normal; usual2plain; simple; unremarkable3ordinarily; normally; typicallyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptไต่เต้าdtài-dtâoไต่เต้าdtài-dtâo[to] work one's way up; climb the ladderจนได้jon-dâaiจนได้jon-dâai1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after allเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handler
My uncle started as a regular salesperson, but he worked his way up to become a manager.
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เขาkǎoหวังว่าwǎng-wâaจะได้jà-dâaiไต่เต้าdtài-dtâoไปสู่bpai-sùuตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngที่tîiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtภายในpaai-naiเวลาwee-laaไม่กี่mâi-gìiปีbpii
He hopes to climb up to a higher position in the company within a few years.
เส้นทางsên-taangสู่sùuการไต่เต้าgaan-dtài-dtâoในnaiองค์กรขนาดใหญ่ong-gɔɔn-kà-nàat-yàiนั้นnánเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnและlɛ́แรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎan
The path to climbing the ladder in a large corporation is filled with competition and immense pressure.
จากjàakเด็กdèkในnaiสลัมsà-lǎmเขาkǎoมุมานะmú-maa-náเรียนหนังสือriian-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉและlɛ́ทำงานtam-ngaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไต่เต้าdtài-dtâoทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komจนjonประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètในnaiชีวิตchii-wít
From a child in the slums, he diligently studied and worked hard to climb the social ladder until he became successful in life.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไต่dtàiไต่dtài1[to] climb; scale; ascend2[to] move slowly upward; inch along[to] climb; scale; ascendPart 1
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ไต่เต้าdtài-dtâoไต่เต้าdtài-dtâo[to] work one's way up; climb the ladder[to] work one's way up; climb the ladderWord