ตู
dtuuMeanings
1PronounB1
I; me (colloq.); we; us (archaic)
A first-person pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us' in older usage, or 'I' or 'me' in modern informal usage, often as a softened alternative to กูกูguuI; me (very informal/rude).
Examples
เดี๋ยวก่อนdǐiao-gɔ̀ɔnเดี๋ยวก่อนdǐiao-gɔ̀ɔnwait; hold onเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowตูdtuuตูdtuu1I; me (colloq.); we; us (archaic)2eel trapไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiไปด้วยbpai-dûuai1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrently
Wait up, friend. I'm coming too.
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What are you guys talking about? I can't keep up at all.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaaเราraoมักจะmák-jàเห็นhěnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaตูdtuuแทนtɛɛnตัวเองdtuua-eengซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenเรื่องปกติrʉ̂ʉang-bpòk-gà-dtìในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnán
In Ayutthaya period literature, we often see characters use the word 'tuu' to refer to themselves, which was normal for that era.
2NounC1
eel trap
A type of fish trap, typically for eels, woven from bamboo and shaped like a tall-necked pot with an inward-pointing funnel.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)แถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níi1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderวิธีwí-tiiวิธีwí-tiimethod; wayดักdàkดักdàk1[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait2[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)3[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)ปลาไหลbplaa-lǎiปลาไหลbplaa-lǎieelโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderตูdtuuตูdtuu1I; me (colloq.); we; us (archaic)2eel trapที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสานsǎanสานsǎan1[to] weave; interlace2[to] build on; carry forward; connectจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The villagers around here still use bamboo-woven traps to catch eels.
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คุณตาkun-dtaaเอาaoเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaใส่sàiไว้wáiในnaiตูdtuuแล้วlɛ́ɛoนำไปnam-bpaiวางwaangดักdàkปลาไหลbplaa-lǎiในnaiท้องร่องtɔ́ɔng-rɔ̂ngสวนsǔuanเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
Last night, grandpa put bait in the eel trap and placed it in the garden ditch to catch eels.
ตูdtuuเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉจับjàpสัตว์น้ำsàt-náamแบบbɛ̀ɛpพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanที่tîiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaในnaiการออกแบบgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpอย่างyàangชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatโดยdooiอาศัยaa-sǎiหลักการlàk-gaanที่ว่าtîi-wâaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaยากyâak
The 'tuu' is a traditional fishing tool that reflects clever design wisdom, relying on the principle of being easy to enter but difficult to exit.
เขาkăoค่อยๆkôi kôiยกyókตูdtooขึ้นkêunจากjàakน้ำnáamอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangสัมผัสได้săm-pàt dâiถึงtĕungแรงraengดิ้นdînของkŏngปลาไหลbplaa lăiที่têeติดอยู่dtìt yòoข้างในkâang nai
He carefully lifted the eel trap from the water, feeling the struggle of the eels caught inside.
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
dtuu
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 | — | — |