จุ๊
júMeanings
1InterjectionA2
shh; hush
used to tell someone to be quiet
Examples
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Shh, be quiet, the baby is sleeping.
แม่mâeส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangจุ๊júๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเตือนdteuuanไม่ให้mâi hâiฉันchănพูดpôotเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeต่อหน้าdtò nâaแขกkàek
Mom made a shushing sound to warn me not to talk about this in front of the guests.
2VerbB2
[to] lie; [to] deceive
to tell a lie or deceive someone (originally Northern Thai dialect, but widely understood colloquially)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจุ๊júจุ๊jú1shh; hush2[to] lie; [to] deceiveกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoall gone; finished; sold out
Don't lie to me, I already know the whole truth.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpจุ๊júเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengรวยruuaiทั้งtángที่จริงแล้วtîi-jing-lɛ́ɛoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiเงินngənเลยləəi
He likes to lie to his friends that he is rich, even though he actually has no money at all.
ระวังrá-wangโดนdoonแก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์gɛ́ng-kɔɔn-sen-dtə̂əโทรมาtoo-maaจุ๊júเอาaoเงินngənไปbpaiจนหมดjon-mòtบัญชีban-chiiนะná
Be careful of scam callers calling to deceive you and taking all the money in your account.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคนkonนั้นnánถูกtòokจับได้jàp dâiว่าwâaจุ๊júประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเรื่องrêuuangนโยบายná-yoh-baaiหาเสียงhăa sĭiangที่ทำtêe tamไม่mâiได้จริงdâi jing
That politician was caught lying to the public about campaign policies that could not actually be implemented.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |