ตื่นตา
dtʉ̀ʉn-dtaaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
visually striking; eye-opening
visually impressive or spectacular in a way that amazes; commonly in ตื่นตาตื่นใจตื่นตาตื่นใจdtʉ̀ʉn-dtaa-dtʉ̀ʉn-jaithrilling; breathtaking; awe-inspiring
Examples
ดอกไม้ไฟdɔ̀ɔk-máai-faiดอกไม้ไฟdɔ̀ɔk-máai-faifireworksเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightตื่นตาdtʉ̀ʉn-dtaaตื่นตาdtʉ̀ʉn-dtaavisually striking; eye-openingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The fireworks last night were so spectacular; I took tons of photos.
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การแสดงgaan sà-daengแสงสีเสียงsăeng sĕe sĭiangหน้าnâaวัดwátตื่นตาdtèun dtaaผู้คนpôo konยืนดูyeun dooจนแน่นjon nâenลานlaan
The light-and-sound show in front of the temple was visually stunning, and the courtyard was packed with onlookers.
วิวภูเขาwiu-puu-kǎoและlɛ́ทะเลหมอกtá-lee-mɔ̀ɔkยามเช้าyaam-cháaoตื่นตาdtʉ̀ʉn-dtaaจนjonฉันchǎnเผลอplə̌əลืมlʉʉmความเหนื่อยkwaam-nʉ̀ʉaiจากjàakการเดินขึ้นgaan-dəən-kʉ̂nมาmaa
The mountain view and morning sea of mist were so spectacular that I forgot the fatigue from the climb.
นิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàสื่อsʉ̀ʉผสมpà-sǒmจัดjàtไฟfaiและlɛ́เงาngaoได้dâaiตื่นตาdtʉ̀ʉn-dtaaจนjonคนดูkon-duuหยุดyùtยืนyʉʉnซึมซับsʉm-sápอยู่yùuนานnaan
The mixed-media art exhibition used lighting and shadow in a spectacular way, making viewers stop and take it in for a long time.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtʉ̀ʉn
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited about[to] wake up; awakenPart 1
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ตื่นตาdtʉ̀ʉn-dtaaตื่นตาdtʉ̀ʉn-dtaavisually striking; eye-openingvisually striking; eye-openingWord