ชื้น
chʉ́ʉnMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
damp; slightly wet
slightly wet or moist, often in a way that feels cool or clammy
Examples
ผ้าขนหนูpâa-kǒn-nǔuผ้าขนหนูpâa-kǒn-nǔutowelยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ชื้นchʉ́ʉnชื้นchʉ́ʉn1damp; slightly wet2humid; damp (air/weather)3[to] be damp; become dampอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
The towel is still moist.
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This morning the balcony floor is moist because of the fog.
My shoes are moist from last night’s rain.
กำแพงgam-paengด้านในdâan naiเริ่มrêrmชื้นchéunทำให้tam hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukเย็นๆyen yenเวลาway-laaเอามือao meuuแตะdtàe
The inner wall has started to feel moist, giving a cool clammy sensation when touched.
2AdjectiveB1
humid; damp (air/weather)
having noticeable moisture in the air; damp or somewhat wet in the atmosphere
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherชื้นchʉ́ʉnชื้นchʉ́ʉn1damp; slightly wet2humid; damp (air/weather)3[to] be damp; become dampทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaclothes; clothing; apparelแห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be late
Today the air is humid, making clothes dry slowly.
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In the morning the air is so humid that the car windshield fogs up.
ฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnที่tîiภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiจะjàชื้นchʉ́ʉnเกือบgʉ̀ʉapทั้งวันtáng-wanจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอึดอัดʉ̀t-àtเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkไปbpaiข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔk
During the rainy season in the South, the air is humid almost all day, making it feel stuffy when going outside.
ในnaiห้องใต้ดินhɔ̂ng-dtâai-dinอากาศaa-gàatมักmákชื้นchʉ́ʉnเพราะprɔ́การระบายอากาศgaan-rá-baai-aa-gàatไม่ดีmâi-diiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətกลิ่นอับglìn-àpได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Basements often have humid air due to poor ventilation, which easily causes musty odors.
3VerbB1
[to] be damp; become damp
To be or become slightly wet or moist.
Examples
ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedชื้นchʉ́ʉnชื้นchʉ́ʉn1damp; slightly wet2humid; damp (air/weather)3[to] be damp; become dampตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; correspondingชายเสื้อchaai-sʉ̂ʉaชายเสื้อchaai-sʉ̂ʉahem of a shirt
It rained a bit, so the shirt became slightly wet at the hem.
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รองเท้าหนังrɔɔng-táao-nǎngโดนdoonละอองฝนlá-ɔɔng-fǒnจนjonชื้นchʉ́ʉnต้องdtɔ̂ngวางwaangผึ่งpʉ̀ngให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnใส่sài
The leather shoes got slightly wet from the drizzle and need to be aired out before wearing.
ไอน้ำai-náamจากjàakหม้อmɔ̂ɔทำให้tam-hâiผนังpà-nǎngครัวkruuaชื้นchʉ́ʉnจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเปิดbpə̀ətพัดลมpát-lomดูดdùutอากาศaa-gàatให้hâiนานขึ้นnaan-kʉ̂n
Steam from the pot made the kitchen wall slightly wet, so we had to run the exhaust fan longer.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chʉ́ʉn
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |