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tûuanMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
full; complete; exact (count/amount)
complete and exact in count or amount; full (no more, no less); often used after numerals
Examples
งานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangparty; banquet; reception; feast; functionรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแขกkɛ̀ɛkแขกkɛ̀ɛk1guest; visitor2patron (hotel/venue/restaurant)ห้าสิบhâa-sìpห้าสิบhâa-sìpfifty; 50คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringถ้วนtûuanถ้วนtûuan1full; complete; exact (count/amount)2exactly; in full (after numerals)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเกินgəənเกินgəən1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[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 severed
The party received exactly fifty guests, no more and no less.
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ยอดyɔ̂ɔtบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakครบkrópหนึ่งแสนnʉ̀ng-sɛ̌ɛnบาทถ้วนbàat-tûuanตรงตามdtrong-dtaamเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaan
The donations totaled exactly one hundred thousand baht, matching the project’s goal.
เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจ่ายjàaiค่าบริการkâa-bɔɔ-rí-gaanหนึ่งพันnʉ̀ng-panบาทถ้วนbàat-tûuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปิดบัญชีbpìt-ban-chiiให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
He intended to pay exactly one thousand baht to settle the account.
จำนวนjam-nuuanสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkที่tîiลงทะเบียนlong-tá-biianคือkʉʉสองร้อยsɔ̌ɔng-rɔ́ɔiคนkonถ้วนtûuanตรงกับdtrong-gàpที่tîiประกาศbprà-gàatไว้wái
The number of registered members is exactly two hundred, matching what was announced.
2AdverbB2
exactly; in full (after numerals)
in a complete and exact way; used adverbially after numerals to mean 'exactly' or 'in full'
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particleทัวร์tuuaทัวร์tuua1tour; sightseeing trip2tour (package/product)3[to] tour; travel aroundสามพันsǎam-panสามพันsǎam-panthree thousandบาทถ้วนbàat-tûuanบาทถ้วนbàat-tûuan1exact baht (no satang); round baht2exact amount in baht (no satang)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockค่าธรรมเนียมkâa-tam-niiamค่าธรรมเนียมkâa-tam-niiamfee; chargeเพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extra
We paid exactly three thousand baht for the tour, with no extra fees.
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ประชุมbprà-chumเริ่มrə̂əmเก้าgâaoโมงmoongถ้วนtûuanใครkraiมาmaaสายsǎaiจะjàพลาดplâatประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kan
The meeting starts exactly at nine o'clock; anyone late will miss key points.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaเจ็ดjètวันwanถ้วนtûuanตามdtaamแผนpɛ̌ɛnไม่เกินmâi-gəənหรือrʉ̌ʉขาดkàatแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛชั่วโมงchûua-moongเดียวdiiao
This project took exactly seven days as planned, not exceeding or lacking even an hour.
เขาkăoประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaผู้ชนะpôo chá-náได้dâiหนึ่งร้อยnèung róiคะแนนถ้วนká-naen tûuanเพื่อpêuuaเน้นnénว่าwâaคะแนนká-naenเต็มdtemจริงjingๆ-
They announced that the winner got exactly one hundred points to emphasize that it was truly a full score.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
tûuan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High 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 | — | — |