Feelings ท้อ táw
discouraged, ready to give up adjective
- táw high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
ท้อtáw is the moment you feel like giving up: on Thai tones, on a diet, on a job search. It has a high tone. อย่าท้อนะyàa táw ná, "don't lose heart", is what friends say, often with สู้ๆsûu-sûu, keep fighting. Songs and writing use the longer ท้อแท้táw-táe, and actually giving up is ยอมแพ้yawm-páe.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- tho
- tor
- thor
- toh
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