ไล่ตี
lâi-dtiiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] chase and hit [sb]
to chase someone with the intention of hitting or beating them.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)วิ่งไล่wîng-lâiวิ่งไล่wîng-lâi[to] chase [sb/sth] (by running)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 asกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
Two children argued, and then ran around the field chasing and trying to hit each other.
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เขาkǎoโมโหmoo-hǒoมากmâakจนjonเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàหยิบyìpไม้máaiไปbpaiไล่ตีlâi-dtiiคนkonที่tîiขับรถkàp-rótปาดหน้าbpàat-nâa
He was so angry he almost grabbed a stick to chase and beat the person who cut him off in traffic.
แม่mɛ̂ɛถือtʉ̌ʉไม้เรียวmáai-riiaoวิ่งไล่wîng-lâiตีdtiiลูกชายlûuk-chaaiที่tîiหนีไปnǐi-bpaiเล่นเกมlên-geemไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan
The mother, holding a cane, chased her son to hit him because he ran off to play games instead of doing his homework.
พยานpá-yaanให้การhâi-gaanว่าwâaเห็นhěnกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnไล่ตีlâi-dtiiคู่อริkûu-à-rìจนjonได้รับบาดเจ็บdâi-ráp-bàat-jèpสาหัสsǎa-hàt
The witness testified that they saw a group of teenagers chasing and beating their rivals, resulting in serious injuries.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 1
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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 as[to] hit; strike; beatPart 2
ไล่ตีlâi-dtiiไล่ตีlâi-dtii[to] chase and hit [sb][to] chase and hit [sb]Word