ทื่อๆ(têu têu)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
bluntly; flatly
bluntly or flatly; without tact or warmth, especially in speech.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนพูดkon pôotคนพูดkon pôotspeaker; the person who speaksจาjaaจาjaa1given name element/syllable ‘Ja’2colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’ทื่อๆtêu têuทื่อๆtêu têu1bluntly; flatly2stiffly; awkwardly3blankly; without expression4blunt; dull (not sharp)
He is a person who speaks bluntly.
2AdverbB1
stiffly; awkwardly
stiffly or awkwardly, often used to describe movement or actions.
Examples
หุ่นยนต์hùn yonหุ่นยนต์hùn yonrobotตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ทื่อๆtêu têuทื่อๆtêu têu1bluntly; flatly2stiffly; awkwardly3blankly; without expression4blunt; dull (not sharp)
That robot walks stiffly.
3AdverbB1
blankly; without expression
blankly or without expression, often used to describe a look or stare.
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทื่อๆtêu têuทื่อๆtêu têu1bluntly; flatly2stiffly; awkwardly3blankly; without expression4blunt; dull (not sharp)แบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)
Why is he staring at me blankly like that?
4AdjectiveB1
blunt; dull (not sharp)
not sharp; having a dull edge, often used for tools or blades.
Examples
มีดmêetมีดmêetknifeเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทื่อๆtêu têuทื่อๆtêu têu1bluntly; flatly2stiffly; awkwardly3blankly; without expression4blunt; dull (not sharp)หั่นhànหั่นhàn[to] slice; cut [sth] into pieces; chopผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This knife is dull, it doesn't cut vegetables well.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แข็งๆkăeng kăengแข็งๆkăeng kăeng1rather hard; quite firm/stiff (texture)2sternly; bluntly; in a hard tone3stiffly; awkwardly (of movement or acting)
- rather hard; quite firm/stiff (texture)
- sternly; bluntly; in a hard tone
- stiffly; awkwardly (of movement or acting)
ตรงๆdtrong dtrongตรงๆdtrong dtrong1straight; directly2frankly; bluntly3straightforward; frank
- straight; directly
- frankly; bluntly
- straightforward; frank
ห้วนๆhûuan hûuanห้วนๆhûuan hûuancurtly; bluntly; abruptly
curtly; bluntly; abruptly
โผงผางpŏhng păangโผงผางpŏhng păang1bluntly; outspokenly; brusquely2blunt; outspoken; brash
- bluntly; outspokenly; brusquely
- blunt; outspoken; brash
ทู่tûuทู่tûu1blunt; dull (edge/point)2dull; muted (color/sound/taste)3slow-witted; dull (person)
- blunt; dull (edge/point)
- dull; muted (color/sound/taste)
- slow-witted; dull (person)