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