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âi-tâoMeaning
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old geezer (derogatory)
a rude and disrespectful term for an old man; an old geezer.
Examples
วัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)คนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛelderly person; old personเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionชายชราchaai-chá-raaชายชราchaai-chá-raaelderly man; old manว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไอ้เฒ่าâi-tâoไอ้เฒ่าâi-tâoold geezer (derogatory)
That teenager spoke rudely to the elderly person; he called the old man an "old geezer."
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ไอ้เฒ่าâi tâoนั่นnânขับรถkàp rótช้าcháaเป็นบ้าbpen bâaเลยloieเขาบ่kăo bòrนอnoย่างyâangหัวเสียhŭua sĭiaตอนdtonรถติดrót dtìt
"That old geezer is driving crazy slow!" he complained angrily during the traffic jam.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukไล่lâiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakงานngaanเพราะprɔ́ไปbpaiเรียกrîiakประธานบริษัทbprà-taan-bɔɔ-rí-sàtว่าwâaไอ้เฒ่าâi-tâoหัวโบราณhǔua-boo-raan
He was fired from his job for calling the company president an old-fashioned geezer.
ในnaiหนังnǎngตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiมักจะmák-jàตะคอกdtà-kɔ̂ɔkใส่sàiพระเอกprá-èekว่าwâaแกgɛɛคิดkítจะjàทำอะไรtam-à-raiไอ้เฒ่าâi-tâoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความkwaamดูถูกduu-tùuk
In the movie, the villain often yells at the protagonist, "What do you think you're doing, you old geezer!" to show contempt.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
âi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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
ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)derogatory prefix (male-referencing)Part 1
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ไอ้เฒ่าâi-tâoไอ้เฒ่าâi-tâoold geezer (derogatory)old geezer (derogatory)Word