ดุ่ง
dùngMeaning
1AdverbC1
straight ahead; directly
straight ahead or directly towards a destination without stopping or looking around
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian[to] finish school; [to] get out of class; school is outเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningดุ่งdùngดุ่งdùngstraight ahead; directlyกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at onceโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
As soon as school was over, he walked straight home without stopping to talk to his friends.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngขอkɔ̌ɔความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รีบrîipเดินdəənดุ่งdùngเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiป่าbpàaที่tîiมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítโดยdooiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngใครkrai
Upon hearing the cry for help, he hurriedly walked straight into the dark forest, ignoring everyone's warnings.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaสองsɔ̌ɔngข้างทางkâang-taangจะมีjà-miiร้านค้าráan-káaมากมายmâak-maaiล่อตาล่อใจlɔ̂ɔ-dtaa-lɔ̂ɔ-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongเดินdəənดุ่งdùngไปยังbpai-yangจุดหมายปลายทางjùt-mǎai-bplaai-taangอย่างyàangแน่วแน่nɛ̂ɛo-nɛ̂ɛ
Even though there were many enticing shops along both sides of the path, she continued to walk straight towards her destination with sheer determination.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangวิกฤตการณ์wí-grìt-dtà-gaanที่tîiทุกคนtúk-konกำลังgam-langสับสนsàp-sǒnผู้นำpûu-namกลับglàpเดินdəənดุ่งdùngไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaโดยปราศจากdooi-bpràat-sà-jàakความลังเลkwaam-lang-lee
Amidst the crisis where everyone was confused, the leader walked straight forward to face the problem without hesitation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dùng
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 | — | — |