ตื๋อ
dtʉ̌ʉMeanings
1AdverbB2
extremely fast; swiftly
extremely fast or swiftly (typically used as an intensifier to describe running or moving)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นว่าhěn-wâaเห็นว่าhěn-wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)ไม้เรียวmáai-riiaoไม้เรียวmáai-riiaocane; switchเด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaai1boy; male child2Master (Thai formal title for a boy)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉ1extremely fast; swiftly2extremely (dark); pitch (black)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuuaซ่อนตัวsɔ̂ɔn-dtuua1[to] hide (oneself); go into hiding2[to] lie low; keep a low profileทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Upon seeing his mother grab a switch, the boy swiftly ran to hide immediately.
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พอpɔɔเสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangดังdangหมดเวลาmòt-wee-laaพักpákนักเรียนnák-riianก็gɔ̂พากันpaa-ganวิ่งwîngตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉกลับglàpเข้าkâoห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riian
When the bell rang for the end of the break, the students swiftly ran back to their classrooms.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiรู้rúuว่าwâaตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langมาmaaกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnที่tîiทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganอยู่yùuก็gɔ̂พากันpaa-ganวิ่งwîngตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉหนีไปnǐi-bpaiคนละkon-láทิศtítคนละkon-láทางtaang
As soon as they realized the police were coming, the group of brawling teenagers swiftly ran away in different directions.
สุนัขจิ้งจอกsù-nák-jîng-jɔ̀ɔkวิ่งwîngตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉหายhǎaiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiป่าทึบbpàa-tʉ́pเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงปืนsǐiang-bpʉʉnของkɔ̌ɔngนายพรานnaai-praan
The fox swiftly ran and disappeared into the dense forest upon hearing the hunter's gunshot.
2AdverbB2
extremely (dark); pitch (black)
extremely or completely (used as an intensifier for darkness, meaning pitch black)
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ไฟดับfai-dàpไฟดับfai-dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)ในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeมืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)ตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉ1extremely fast; swiftly2extremely (dark); pitch (black)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เดินชนdəən-chonเดินชนdəən-chon[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walkingโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; desk
When the power went out last night, it was so pitch black in the house that I bumped into a table.
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พอpɔɔพายุฝนpaa-yú-fǒnตั้งเค้าdtâng-káoท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wanก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenมืดmʉ̂ʉtตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉราวกับraao-gàpตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
When the rainstorm brewed, the daytime sky turned pitch black as if it were night.
พวกเราpûuak-raoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไฟฉายfai-chǎaiส่องทางsɔ̀ɔng-taangตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaที่เดินtîi-dəənลึกlʉ́kเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiถ้ำtâmที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtตื๋อdtʉ̌ʉแห่งhɛ̀ngนั้นnán
We had to use flashlights to light the way the whole time we walked deep into that pitch-black cave.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dtʉ̌ʉ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |