ตัว
dtuuaMeanings
1NounA2
body; self; person (colloq.)
One’s body or self; also used colloquially to refer to a person.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ดูแลตัวเองduu-lɛɛ-dtuua-eengดูแลตัวเองduu-lɛɛ-dtuua-eeng[to] take care of oneselfให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)แข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fitด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการเดินgaan-dəənการเดินgaan-dəən1walking; the act of walking2gaitทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I take care of myself to stay healthy by walking every day.
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Lately he hasn't been feeling well, so he’s resting at home.
เธอtəəอยากyàakพัฒนาpát-tá-naaตัวเองdtuua-eengให้hâiมั่นใจmân-jaiขึ้นkʉ̂nก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaan
She wants to improve herself to be more confident before applying for a job.
ในnaiทีมtiimอาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkมีmiiคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngที่tîiพูดpûutภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinได้dâaiช่วยchûuaiรับหน้าที่ráp-nâa-tîiล่ามlâamให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀i
In the volunteer team there is one person who can speak Chinese; please have them act as an interpreter.
2ClassifierA2
classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)
Classifier for animals, clothing, furniture, dolls, and certain items; informally for people.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
I have two cats.
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Yesterday he bought three new shirts.
Tomorrow Mom will go see two sofas at the store.
3NounB1
character; figure
A character or figure in a story, film, play, or game.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ผู้ร้ายpûu-ráaiผู้ร้ายpûu-ráai1criminal; offender; perpetrator2villain (in stories)3culprit (figurative)คนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ng1one person2a person; someoneที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremely
In this movie, there is one scary villain character.
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ตัวละครหลักdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-làkในnaiนิยายní-yaaiเป็นbpenตำรวจdtam-rùuatที่tîiสืบsʉ̀ʉpคดีká-diiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔn
The main character in the novel is a police officer investigating a complex case.
เกมgeemนี้níiให้เราhâi-raoสร้างตัวsâang-dtuuaละครlá-kɔɔnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเองeengและlɛ́เลือกlʉ̂ʉakทักษะták-sàได้dâai
This game lets us create our own character and choose skills.
ละครเวทีlá-kɔɔn-wee-tiiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมีmiiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnหลายlǎaiตัวdtuuaที่tîiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnประเด็นสังคมbprà-den-sǎng-komอย่างyàangแหลมคมlɛ̌ɛm-kom
This stage play has several characters that sharply reflect social issues.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
dtuua
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 | — | — |