ทื่อๆ
têu têuMeanings
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)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนพูดkon pôotคนพูดkon pôotspeaker; the person who speaksจาjaaจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname)ทื่อๆtêu têuทื่อๆtêu têu1bluntly; flatly2stiffly; awkwardly3blankly; without expression4blunt; dull (not sharp)
He is a person who speaks bluntly.
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เธอterปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètความคิดkwaam kítของkŏngผมpŏmแบบbàepทื่อๆtêu têuโดยdoiไม่mâiให้เหตุผลhâi hèt pŏnอะไรà-raiเลยloie
She rejected my idea bluntly, without giving any reason at all.
คุณkunไม่ควรmâi kuuanตอบdtòpเจ้านายjâo naaiแบบbàepทื่อๆtêu têuอย่างนั้นyàang nánมันmanไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâap
You shouldn't answer your boss so flatly like that; it's impolite.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaของเขาkŏng kăoจะjàดีdeeแต่dtàeวิธีการwí-tee-gaanให้hâiฟีดแบ็กfèet-báekที่têeทื่อๆtêu têuเกินไปgern bpaiก็gâwทำให้tam hâiทีมteemเสียกำลังใจsĭia gam-lang jai
Although his intention was good, the way he gave feedback so bluntly made the team lose morale.
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] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningทื่อๆtêu têuทื่อๆtêu têu1bluntly; flatly2stiffly; awkwardly3blankly; without expression4blunt; dull (not sharp)
That robot walks stiffly.
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หลังจากlăng jàakนั่งnângมานานmaa naanเขาkăoเลยloieลุกขึ้นlúk kêunแล้วláeoเดินdernทื่อๆtêu têuเพราะpráwขาkăaชาchaa
After sitting for a long time, he stood up and walked stiffly because his legs were numb.
He's not good at dancing; whenever he moves, he looks stiff and awkward.
การแสดงgaan sà-daengของkŏngนักแสดงnák sà-daengคนkonนั้นnánในnaiฉากchàakนี้néeดูdooทื่อๆtêu têuมากmâakการเคลื่อนไหวgaan klûuean wăiของเขาkŏng kăoขาดkàatความเป็นธรรมชาติkwaam bpen tam-má-châatของkŏngตัวละครdtuua lá-kon
The actor's performance in this scene seemed very stiff; his movements lacked the character's naturalness.
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] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)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?
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พอporได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiเธอterก็gâwนั่งนิ่งnâng nîngและláeมองmongไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaทื่อๆtêu têuไม่mâiพูดpôotอะไรà-raiเลยloie
After hearing the bad news, she just sat still and stared blankly ahead, not saying anything.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánดูdooตกใจdtòk jaiมากmâakเขาkăoยืนyeunมองmongทื่อๆtêu têuเหมือนmĕuuanไม่mâiเชื่อchêuuaสิ่งที่sìng têeเห็นhĕn
That child looked very shocked. He stood staring blankly as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
บางครั้งbaang krángเขาkăoก็gâwจะjàเหม่อลอยmèr loiและláeจ้องมองjông mongกำแพงgam-paengทื่อๆtêu têuเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-mohngราวกับว่าraao gàp wâaจิตใจjìt jaiของเขาkŏng kăoหลุดลอยไปlùt loi bpaiอยู่ที่yòo têeอื่นèun
Sometimes he would zone out and stare blankly at the wall for hours, as if his mind had drifted off somewhere else.
4AdjectiveB1
blunt; dull (not sharp)
not sharp; having a dull edge, often used for tools or blades.
Examples
มีดmêetมีดmêetknifeเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทื่อๆtêu têuทื่อๆtêu têu1bluntly; flatly2stiffly; awkwardly3blankly; without expression4blunt; dull (not sharp)หั่นhànหั่นhàn1[to] slice; cut [sth] into pieces; chop2[to] slash; sharply reduce [sth]ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This knife is dull, it doesn't cut vegetables well.
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ฉันchănต้องdtôngฝนfŏnกรรไกรgan-graiใหม่màiเพราะpráwอันanเก่ามันgào manทื่อๆtêu têuจนjonตัดdtàtผ้าpâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiแล้วláeo
I have to sharpen the scissors because the old pair is so dull it can't cut fabric anymore.
This pencil is dull; it needs to be sharpened before it can write clearly.
การใช้gaan cháiขวานkwăanทื่อๆtêu têuตัดdtàtฟืนfeunไม่เพียงแต่mâi piiang dtàeจะjàทำให้tam hâiเหนื่อยnèuayแรงraengกว่าปกติgwàa bpà-gà-dtìแต่ยังdtàe yangเพิ่มpêrmความเสี่ยงkwaam sìiangที่จะtêe jàเกิดอุบัติเหตุgèrt ù-bàt-dtì-hètจากjàakการที่gaan têeขวานkwăanแฉลบchà-làepได้dâiอีกด้วยèek dûuay
Using a dull axe to chop firewood not only makes you exert more effort than usual, but it also increases the risk of accidents from the axe glancing off.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทื่อๆ said ทื่อ-ทื่อ?
têu têu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
têu
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 | — | — |