ตื้น
dtʉ̂ʉnMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
shallow (not deep)
Having little depth, as with water, containers, holes, or surfaces.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สระsàสระsà1pond; pool2vowel (Thai)3[to] wash hair; shampooนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnตื้นdtʉ̂ʉn1shallow (not deep)2superficial; shallow (figurative)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
The water in this pool is shallow; children can stand on the bottom.
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เราraoเดินdəənเลียบlîiapริมทะเลrim-tá-leeช่วงchûuangน้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́เก็บgèpหอยhɔ̌ɔiที่tîiถูกtùukคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnซัดsátมาmaa
We walked along the shore where the water was shallow and collected shells washed in by the waves.
อย่าyàaกระโดดgrà-dòotลงlongบ่อbɔ̀ɔเพราะprɔ́มันmanตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคิดkítอาจàatชนchonก้นgônบ่อbɔ̀ɔได้dâai
Don’t jump into the pit because it’s shallower than you think; you might hit the bottom.
กระถางgrà-tǎangใบbaiนี้níiตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnไปbpaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiรากrâakยาวyaaoควรkuuanใช้cháiกระถางgrà-tǎangลึกlʉ́kแทนtɛɛn
This pot is too shallow for plants with long roots; you should use a deeper one instead.
2AdjectiveB2
superficial; shallow (figurative)
Lacking depth of thought, feeling, or seriousness; not profound.
Examples
คำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsฟังดูfang-duuฟังดูfang-duuto sound; seem (by hearing)ตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnตื้นdtʉ̂ʉn1shallow (not deep)2superficial; shallow (figurative)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severedความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jai1understanding; comprehension2mutual understanding; rapport3interpretation; one’s viewในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)
His words sound shallow because they lack understanding of the real issues.
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หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnแม้mɛ́ɛภาพpâapสวยsǔuai
This movie was criticized as shallow in content, despite its beautiful visuals.
ถ้าtâaเราraoมองmɔɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaเพียงpiiangผิวเผินpǐu-pə̌ənความคิดkwaam-kítก็gɔ̂จะjàตื้นdtʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́แก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaได้dâaiไม่ยั่งยืนmâi-yâng-yʉʉn
If we look at problems only superficially, our thinking will be shallow and the solutions unsustainable.
บทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naaที่têeตื้นdtêunและláeวนอยู่won yòoกับgàpเรื่องrêuuangดราม่าdraa-mâaทำให้tam hâiการประชุมgaan bprà-chumไม่mâiมีความหมายmee kwaam-măai
Shallow conversations that revolve around drama made the meeting meaningless.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtʉ̂ʉn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |