คิดถูก
kít-tùukMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] think correctly; make the right choice
To be correct in one's thinking or judgment, or to make the right decision.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planถูกแล้วtùuk-lɛ́ɛoถูกแล้วtùuk-lɛ́ɛo1that's right; correct; exactly2correct; right (already)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนดีkon-diiคนดีkon-dii1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
You were right. He is a good person.
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I made the right decision to bring an umbrella because it is raining today.
She made the right decision to see a doctor yesterday rather than wait.
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkผมpǒmลังเลlang-leeว่าwâaจะjàเปลี่ยนงานbplìian-ngaanดีdiiไหมmǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiรู้rúuแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaคิดถูกkít-tùukที่tîiย้ายyáaiมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanที่นี่tîi-nîi
At first, I wasn't sure whether to change jobs, but now I know I made the right decision to come and work here.
2VerbB1
[to] charge a low price
To charge relatively little money for goods or services.
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeคิดถูกkít-tùukคิดถูกkít-tùuk1[to] think correctly; make the right choice2[to] charge a low priceตัดผมdtàt-pǒmตัดผมdtàt-pǒm[to] get a haircut; cut [sb]'s hairแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asห้าสิบhâa-sìpห้าสิบhâa-sìpfifty; 50บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
This shop charges very little—just fifty baht for a haircut.
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ช่างchâangคนนี้kon-níiคิดkítถูกกว่าtùuk-gwàaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛซ่อมsɔ̂mเครื่องซักผ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-sák-pâaได้ดีdâai-diiไม่แพ้กันmâi-pɛ́ɛ-gan
This technician charges less than the others but repairs washing machines just as well.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaคิดถูกkít-tùukเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetเพราะprɔ́ฉันchǎnเป็นbpenลูกค้าประจำlûuk-káa-bprà-jamของkɔ̌ɔngแกgɛɛ
The vendor charges me especially low prices because I'm one of her regular customers.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiค่าเช่าkâa-châoร้านráanสูงsǔungช่างซ่อมchâang-sɔ̂mรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคนนี้kon-níiก็gɔ̂ยังyangคิดถูกkít-tùukเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนkonรายได้raai-dâaiน้อยnɔ́ɔiมาmaaใช้บริการchái-bɔɔ-rí-gaanได้dâai
Although his shop rent is high, this shoe repairer still charges low prices so that people on low incomes can afford his services.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kít
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan[to] think; considerPart 1
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ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)cheap; inexpensivePart 2
คิดถูกkít-tùukคิดถูกkít-tùuk[to] think correctly; make the right choice[to] think correctly; make the right choiceWord