จู่ๆ
jòo jòoMeaning
1AdverbA2
suddenly; all of a sudden
[suddenly] in a sudden way without warning or sign beforehand
Examples
จู่ๆjòo jòoจู่ๆjòo jòosuddenly; all of a suddenฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
Suddenly, it started to rain.
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This morning the weather was nice, but suddenly the wind picked up.
The power suddenly went out and the whole office fell silent.
เราraoคุยกันkui ganปกติbpòk-gà-dtìดีdeeอยู่yòoแต่dtàeจู่ๆjòo jòoเขาkăoก็gâwวางสายwaang săaiโดยdoiไม่mâiบอกเหตุbòk hètผลpŏn
We were talking normally, but suddenly he hung up without giving a reason.
We were talking normally, and then suddenly he started crying.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónมากmâakแต่dtàeจู่ๆjòo jòoตอนเย็นdton yenฝนfŏnก็gâwตกหนักdtòk nàk
Yesterday it was very hot, but then suddenly in the evening, it rained heavily.
ทุกคนtúk konกำลังgam-langนั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaanเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapจู่ๆjòo jòoไฟfaiก็gâwดับdàpพรึ่บprûpทั้งtángอาคารaa-kaan
Everyone was sitting and working quietly, then all of a sudden, the power went out in the whole building.
เขาkăoวางแผนwaang păenชีวิตchee-wítไว้wáiอย่างดีyàang deeทุกอย่างtúk yàangแต่dtàeจู่ๆjòo jòoก็gâwตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiลาออกlaa òkจากjàakงานngaanไปbpaiเปิดbpèrtร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeที่têeต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt
He had planned his whole life out perfectly, but then out of the blue, he decided to quit his job and open a coffee shop in another province.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จู่ๆ said จู่-จู่?
jòo jòo
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jòo
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |