ซูฮก
suu-hókMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] admire; [to] acknowledge [sb]'s superiority; [to] yield
to admire or respect someone highly; to acknowledge someone's superiority or skill, often by yielding or admitting defeat out of respect
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan[to] cook; prepare foodอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ซูฮกsuu-hókซูฮกsuu-hók[to] admire; [to] acknowledge [sb]'s superiority; [to] yieldให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When it comes to cooking delicious food, I really have to take my hat off to my mom.
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He is so skilled that everyone on the team has to yield to him in admiration.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเขาkăoจะเป็นjà bpenคู่แข่งkôo kàengแต่dtàeผมก็pŏm gôrอดòtซูฮกsoo hókในnaiความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamของเขาkŏng kăoไม่ได้mâi dâai
Even though he is a competitor, I can't help but admire his effort.
ฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉการวาดภาพgaan-wâat-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngอาจารย์aa-jaanท่านtânนี้níiวิจิตรตระการตาwí-jìt-dtrà-gaan-dtaaจนjonศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganซูฮกsuu-hók
This master's painting skills are so exquisitely beautiful that the new generation of artists all bow in respect.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
suu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |