ทึ่ม
tʉ̂mMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
dull; stupid
slow to understand; not smart.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรียนหนังสือriian năng-sĕuuเรียนหนังสือriian năng-sĕuu1[to] study; do schoolwork2[to] attend school; receive an educationไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelบางทีbaang teeบางทีbaang tee1sometimes; at times2maybe; perhaps (informal)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneทึ่มtêumทึ่มtêumdull; stupidๆ-หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
He's not good at studying; sometimes he seems a bit slow.
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ขอโทษทีkɔ̌ɔ-tôot-tiiนะnáฉันchǎnคงจะkong-jàทึ่มtʉ̂mไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iช่วยchûuaiอธิบายà-tí-baaiอีกครั้งìik-krángได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Sorry, I must be a bit slow. Could you explain it again?
ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอธิบายà-tí-baaiแผนpɛ̌ɛnให้hâiเขาkǎoฟังfangตั้งdtângหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoดูduuทึ่มtʉ̂mมากmâakจนjonไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
I tried to explain the plan to him many times, but he seemed so slow that he didn't understand anything at all.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiตัดสินdtàt-sǐnว่าwâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonทึ่มtʉ̂mเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoไม่mâiเก่งgèngคณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatเขาkǎoอาจจะàat-jàมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatด้านdâanอื่นʉ̀ʉnที่tîiเราraoมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
Don't judge him as being slow just because he's not good at math; he might have other talents that we don't see.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tʉ̂m
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |