ไต๋
dtǎiMeaning
1NounB2
skipper; boat captain (fishing)
a skipper or captain of a small fishing boat; also used as a title before the captain’s name
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayไต๋dtǎiไต๋dtǎiskipper; boat captain (fishing)สมชายsǒm-chaaiสมชายsǒm-chaaiSomchai (male given name)จะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)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 asอวนuuanอวนuuanlarge fishing net; seineแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoearly in the morning; since early morning
Tomorrow Skipper Somchai will take the boat out to cast nets early.
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ลูกเรือlûuk-rʉʉaฟังfangคำkamสั่งของsàng-kɔ̌ɔngไต๋dtǎiอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátตอนdtɔɔnออกɔ̀ɔkทะเลtá-lee
The crew strictly follows the skipper’s orders when going to sea.
ไต๋dtǎiประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ətสอนsɔ̌ɔnผมpǒmดูduuทิศลมtít-lomก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakจุดjùtวางwaangลอบปูlɔ̂ɔp-bpuu
Skipper Prasert taught me to read the wind direction before choosing a spot to set crab traps.
ถ้าtâaอากาศaa-gàatเปลี่ยนbplìianกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnไต๋dtǎiจะjàปรับbpràpเส้นทางsên-taangเรือrʉʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
If the weather changes suddenly, the skipper will adjust the boat’s route for safety.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dtǎi
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 | — | — |