ตี
hit
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- 1 hit、strike、beat
- 2 attack、fight、brawl
- 3 hit (a ball or shuttlecock)、play (a striking sport)
- 4 beat (a drum)、play (a percussion instrument)、ring (a bell)
- 5 beat (ingredients)、whip
- 6 a.m. [early-morning hours]
The core image is striking something with a hand or tool. From this come uses involving attacks, ball sports, percussion instruments, mixing and shaping materials, and determining meaning or value. It is also used before a number to tell the time during the early morning hours, as in ตีหนึ่ง, “1 a.m.”
hit、strike、beat
Describes striking a person or object with a hand, tool, or similar object.
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อย่าตีเด็ก yàa tii dèk Don’t hit the child. อย่าตีเด็ก details
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เขาตีโต๊ะด้วยมือ khǎw tii tó dûay mʉʉ He hit the table with his hand. เขาตีโต๊ะด้วยมือ details
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ช่างกำลังตีเหล็ก châaŋ kamlaŋ tii lèk The craftsman is hammering the iron. ช่างกำลังตีเหล็ก details
attack、fight、brawl
Extends the idea of hitting to fighting, attacking, or taking a place by force.
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ทหารตีเมือง thahǎan tii mʉaŋ The soldiers attacked the city. ทหารตีเมือง details
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เด็กสองคนตีกัน dèk sɔ̌ɔŋ khon tii kan The two children fought. เด็กสองคนตีกัน details
hit (a ball or shuttlecock)、play (a striking sport)
Refers to striking a ball or shuttlecock and, with certain sport names, to playing that sport.
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เขาชอบตีกอล์ฟ khǎw chɔ̂ɔp tii kɔ́ɔp He likes playing golf. เขาชอบตีกอล์ฟ details
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ไปตีแบดกันไหม pay tii bɛ̀ɛt kan mǎy Do you want to go play badminton? ไปตีแบดกันไหม details
beat (a drum)、play (a percussion instrument)、ring (a bell)
Describes sounding or playing a percussion instrument by striking it.
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เขาตีกลองเก่ง khǎw tii klɔɔŋ kèŋ He is good at playing the drums. เขาตีกลองเก่ง details
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ตีระฆังสามครั้ง tii rákhaŋ sǎam khráŋ Ring the bell three times. ตีระฆังสามครั้ง details
beat (ingredients)、whip
Describes vigorously mixing ingredients, often to combine them or make them light and fluffy.
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ตีไข่ให้เข้ากัน tii khày hây khâw kan Beat the eggs until combined. ตีไข่ให้เข้ากัน details
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ตีครีมจนขึ้นฟู tii khriim con khʉ̂n fuu Whip the cream until fluffy. ตีครีมจนขึ้นฟู details
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ตีฟองในกาแฟ tii fɔɔŋ nay kaafɛɛ Froth the coffee. ตีฟองในกาแฟ details
a.m. [early-morning hours]
Used before a number to indicate an hour after midnight and before dawn.
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ตีหนึ่ง tii nʉ̀ŋ 1 a.m. ตีหนึ่ง details
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ฉันตื่นตอนตีห้า chǎn tʉ̀ʉn tɔɔn tii hâa I woke up at 5 a.m. ฉันตื่นตอนตีห้า details
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ตอนนี้ตีสองครึ่งแล้ว tɔɔn níi tii sɔ̌ɔŋ khrʉ̂ŋ lɛ́ɛw It’s already 2:30 a.m. ตอนนี้ตีสองครึ่งแล้ว details
Learning notes
Explanation
The basic meaning of ตี is to strike something with a hand or tool, but the natural translation changes with the object: ตีเด็ก means “hit a child,” ตีลูก means “hit a ball,” ตีกลอง means “play a drum,” and ตีไข่ means “beat eggs.” Abstract uses such as ตีความ, “interpret,” and ตีราคา, “appraise,” are best learned as complete compound verbs. Its timekeeping use is historically connected with sounding a bell or drum and remains common in everyday Thai.
Usage
ตี is common when talking about hitting people or objects, physical fights, ball sports, percussion, cooking, and metalworking. Compounds such as ตีความ and ตีราคา occur in reading, professional settings, and commercial transactions. Time expressions such as ตีหนึ่ง and ตีสอง are used in everyday conversation about events late at night or early in the morning.
Caution
ตี followed by a person normally means physically hitting that person and can sound violent. For a friendly pat on the shoulder, an expression such as ตบไหล่เบา ๆ is more appropriate. Use เตะ, not ตี, for “kick.” The time expression ตี is limited to the hours after midnight and before dawn. Compounds such as ตีความ and ตีพิมพ์ are established vocabulary and should be learned as whole words.
Differences from similar words
1 hit synonyms
2 attack synonyms
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โจมตี explicitly means “attack” and is used for military, verbal, and cyber attacks. ตี has this meaning mainly in established combinations such as ตีเมือง.
3 hit (a ball or shuttlecock) synonyms
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เล่น is the general verb for playing a sport. ตี is used with particular sports that involve striking something, such as golf or badminton.
5 beat (ingredients) synonyms
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คน is the general action of stirring with a spoon or similar utensil. ตี suggests repeated, vigorous mixing, especially of eggs or cream.