ถูกคอ
tùuk-kɔɔMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] suit [sb]'s taste; [to] be to [sb]'s liking (esp. food/drink)
To be agreeable to someone's taste; to suit someone, especially for food or drinks (e.g., This coffee really suits me).
Examples
กาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeถูกคอtùuk-kɔɔถูกคอtùuk-kɔɔ1[to] suit [sb]'s taste; [to] be to [sb]'s liking (esp. food/drink)2[to] hit it off (with [sb]); [to] get along well (with [sb])ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The coffee from this shop really suits my taste.
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He doesn't like intensely flavored food, so it's hard to find a curry that suits his palate.
ไวน์waaiขวดkùuatนี้níiรสชาติดีrót-châat-diiนะnáแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iถูกคอtùuk-kɔɔผมpǒmเท่าไหร่tâo-rài
This bottle of wine tastes good, but it doesn't quite suit my taste.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakลองชิมlɔɔng-chimชาchaaจากjàakหลายlǎaiแหล่งlɛ̀ngในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เจอjəəชาอู่หลงchaa-ùu-lǒngที่tîiรสชาติกลมกล่อมrót-châat-glom-glɔ̀ɔmถูกคอtùuk-kɔɔอย่างที่yàang-tîiตามหาdtaam-hǎaมานานmaa-naan
After tasting teas from many sources, he finally found an oolong tea with a mellow flavor that suited his palate, which he had been searching for for a long time.
2VerbB1
[to] hit it off (with [sb]); [to] get along well (with [sb])
To get along well with someone from the start; to have good chemistry, often said as 'คุยถูกคอ' or 'ถูกคอกันถูกคอกันtùuk-kɔɔ-gan[to] get along well; [to] hit it off'.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนใหม่pʉ̂ʉan-màiเพื่อนใหม่pʉ̂ʉan-màinew friendถูกคอกันtùuk-kɔɔ-ganถูกคอกันtùuk-kɔɔ-gan[to] get along well; [to] hit it offมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My new friend and I get along very well.
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พอpɔɔได้dâaiคุยกันkui-ganแค่kɛ̂ɛแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoก็gɔ̂รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเราraoสองsɔ̌ɔngคนคุยkon-kuiกันganถูกคอtùuk-kɔɔ
After talking for just a short while, I felt that the two of us really hit it off.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoจะjàอายุaa-yúต่างกันมากdtàang-gan-mâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiถูกคอกันtùuk-kɔɔ-ganและlɛ́ไปไหนมาไหนbpai-nǎi-maa-nǎiด้วยกันdûuai-ganเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though there's a big age difference between them, they are friends who get along well and always go places together.
การหาgaan-hǎaเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanที่tîiถูกคอกันtùuk-kɔɔ-ganในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanไม่เพียงแต่mâi-piiang-dtɛ̀ɛทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangช่วยchûuaiเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพpə̂əm-bprà-sìt-tí-pâapในnaiการทำงานร่วมกันgaan-tam-ngaan-rûuam-ganอีกด้วยìik-dûuai
Finding colleagues you get along with at work not only improves the atmosphere but also enhances collaborative efficiency.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tùuk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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
ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)cheap; inexpensivePart 1
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ถูกคอtùuk-kɔɔถูกคอtùuk-kɔɔ[to] suit [sb]'s taste; [to] be to [sb]'s liking (esp. food/drink)[to] suit [sb]'s taste; [to] be to [sb]'s liking (esp. food/drink)Word