ดูลิเก
duu-lí-geeMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] watch likay (Thai folk theater)
To watch likay, a form of Thai folk theater with music, dance, and improvised dialogue.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyดูลิเกduu-lí-geeดูลิเกduu-lí-gee[to] watch likay (Thai folk theater)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly woman
Last night, I went to watch likay at the temple fair with my grandma.
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สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònเด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpไปbpaiนั่งnângปูเสื่อรอbpoo sèuua rorดูลิเกdoo lí-gayกันganที่têeหน้าเวทีnâa way-teeจนjonดึกดื่นdèuk dèun
In the old days, children loved to lay down a mat and wait to watch likay in front of the stage until late at night.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛฉันchǎnจะjàชอบchɔ̂ɔpดูduuซีรีส์เกาหลีsii-rîi-gao-lǐiแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางครั้งbaang-krángฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiดูลิเกduu-lí-geeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปลี่ยนบรรยากาศbplìian-ban-yaa-gàat
Even though I like watching Korean series, sometimes I enjoy going to watch likay for a change of pace.
การได้ดูgaan dâai dooลิเกlí-gayคณะká-náศรรามsŏn-raamน้ำเพชรnáam pétแสดงสดๆsà-daeng sòt sòtถือเป็นtĕu bpenประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanที่têeน่าตื่นตาตื่นใจnâa dtèun dtaa dtèun jaiเพราะpráwนักแสดงnák sà-daengมีmeeปฏิภาณไหวพริบbpà-dtì-paan wăi prípในnaiการด้นกลอนสดgaan dôn glon sòtได้dâiเก่งมากgèng mâak
Watching the Sornram Namphet likay troupe perform live is an amazing experience because the actors are very skilled at improvising poetic verses.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
duu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune[to] look; watch; seePart 1
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ลิเกlí-geeลิเกlí-gee1likay; Thai folk theatre2overly theatrical (fig.)likay; Thai folk theatrePart 2
ดูลิเกduu-lí-geeดูลิเกduu-lí-gee[to] watch likay (Thai folk theater)[to] watch likay (Thai folk theater)Word