ไถ่โทษ
tài-tôotMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] atone [for sth]; [to] make amends [for sth]
To do good or helpful things to make up for a mistake or wrong; to redeem yourself.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไถ่โทษtài-tôotไถ่โทษtài-tôot[to] atone [for sth]; [to] make amends [for sth]ความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatmistake; errorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ทำไว้tam-wáiทำไว้tam-wái[to] make/do in advance
He is trying to work hard to make up for the mistakes he made in the past.
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หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiทะเลาะtá-lɔ́กับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ซื้อsʉ́ʉของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnมาmaaให้hâiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenการgaanไถ่โทษtài-tôot
After arguing with his friend, he bought a gift to redeem himself.
การอุทิศตนgaan-ù-tít-dtonช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaสังคมsǎng-komเป็นbpenหนทางhǒn-taangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngที่tîiเขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไถ่โทษtài-tôotให้กับhâi-gàpอดีตà-dìitอันanเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
Dedicating himself to helping society is one way he has chosen to redeem himself for his terrible past.
บางครั้งbaang-krángคนเราkon-raoก็gɔ̂ทำผิดพลาดtam-pìt-plâatไปbpaiโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiและlɛ́มองmɔɔngหาโอกาสhǎa-oo-gàatที่จะtîi-jàไถ่โทษtài-tôotความผิดkwaam-pìtนั้นnánอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Sometimes people make unintentional mistakes and are always looking for an opportunity to atone for that wrongdoing.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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
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โทษtôotโทษtôot1sorry; excuse me (colloq.)2punishment; penalty3fault; blame4harm; harmful effect5[to] blame; [to] accuse; [to] faultsorry; excuse me (colloq.)Part 2
ไถ่โทษtài-tôotไถ่โทษtài-tôot[to] atone [for sth]; [to] make amends [for sth][to] atone [for sth]; [to] make amends [for sth]Word