ตะลึง
dtà-lʉngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
stunned; astonished; amazed
feeling very surprised or shocked, often momentarily unable to react; amazed
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตะลึงdtà-lʉngตะลึงdtà-lʉng1stunned; astonished; amazed2[to] be stunned; be astonished; be amazedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastชั่วครู่chûua-krûuชั่วครู่chûua-krûu1briefly; for a moment2a brief moment
As soon as I saw the price, I was stunned for a moment.
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เด็กdèkๆ-ตะลึงdtà-leungกับgàpพลุplúที่têeจุดjùtขึ้นkêunกลางglaangท้องฟ้าtóng fáaยามค่ำคืนyaam kâm keun
The children were amazed by the fireworks that lit up the night sky.
She was so amazed that she was speechless when she heard the good news.
ผมpǒmยืนyʉʉnตะลึงdtà-lʉngมองmɔɔngภาพจิตรกรรมpâap-jìt-dtrà-gamที่tîiละเอียดlá-ìiatวิจิตรwí-jìtจนjonไม่mâiกล้าglâaกะพริบตาgà-príp-dtaa
I stood in amazement at the exquisitely detailed painting, hardly daring to blink.
2VerbB1
[to] be stunned; be astonished; be amazed
to become or be left in a state of shock or amazement, sometimes unable to react
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ตะลึงdtà-lʉngตะลึงdtà-lʉng1stunned; astonished; amazed2[to] be stunned; be astonished; be amazedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพูดไม่ออกpûut-mâi-ɔ̀ɔkพูดไม่ออกpûut-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk[to] be speechlessเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
I was stunned speechless when I saw that news.
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เธอtəəตะลึงdtà-lʉngกับgàpผลการสอบpǒn-gaan-sɔ̀ɔpที่tîiเกินคาดgəən-kâatจนjonยืนนิ่งyʉʉn-nîngไปbpaiชั่วครู่chûua-krûu
She was stunned by the unexpectedly good exam results and stood still for a moment.
ผู้ชมpôo chomทั้งtángฮอลล์ตะลึงhon dtà-leungกับgàpการแสดงgaan sà-daengกายกรรมgaai-yá-gamจนjonเงียบกริบngîiap grìp
The entire audience was left stunned by the acrobatic performance, falling completely silent.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaประตูbprà-dtuuเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkทุกคนtúk-konตะลึงdtà-lʉngกับgàpภาพpâapที่tîiเห็นhěnจนjonไม่ทันmâi-tanตอบสนองdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔngต่อคำdtɔ̀ɔ-kamสั่งsàng
When the door opened, everyone was so stunned by what they saw that they failed to respond to instructions.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |