Injury time in Thai

“Injury time” in Thai is ทดเวลาบาดเจ็บtót wee-laa bàat-jèp; you'll also hear ทดtót (to add on).

ทดเวลาบาดเจ็บ tót wee-laa bàat-jèp

injury time, stoppage time noun

  • tót high
  • wee mid
  • laa mid
  • bàat low
  • jèp low
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: ทดtót to add on เวลาwee-laa time บาดเจ็บbàat-jèp injured

ทด tót

to add on (extra time) verb

  • tót high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

You'll hear ทดเวลาบาดเจ็บtót wee-laa bàat-jèp in Tod Wela Bad Jeb (ทดเวลาบาดเจ็บ).

How to use it

ทดเวลาบาดเจ็บtót wee-laa bàat-jèp, "time added for injuries", is the stoppage time at the end of each half of a football match. ทดtót alone is to add on, and at school it's carrying a number in a sum. A drawn knockout match goes to extra time, ต่อเวลาdtàw wee-laa, "extend the time", and then to penalties, ดวลจุดโทษduan jùt-tôot. Boy Phanomphrai's song begs a girlfriend for a little injury time in love.

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:

  • tot wela bat jep
  • thot wela bat chep
  • tod wela bad jeb

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