ทุก
túkMeanings
1determinerA2
every; each
each one in a group; all members of a set considered individually (placed before nouns or measure words)
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupil
Every student must wear a uniform.
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The teacher calls names one by one for every student to say present.
Every employee received a work manual.
Each participant must register at the front desk.
2determinerA2
every (interval/frequency)
used before time or measure words to show regular intervals or universal frequency (e.g., every day, every three hours)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodหกโมงเช้าhòk-moong-cháoหกโมงเช้าhòk-moong-cháo6 a.m. (06:00)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I wake up at six in the morning every day.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàประชุมbprà-chumทุกtúkชั่วโมงchûua-moongจนกว่าjon-gwàaงานngaanจะjàเสร็จsèt
Tomorrow we will meet every hour until the work is finished.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănต้องdtôngกินยาgin yaaทุกtúkสี่sèeชั่วโมงchûua-mohngตามที่dtaam têeหมอmŏrสั่งsàng
When I was a child, I had to take medicine every four hours as the doctor ordered.
รถเมล์rót-meeสายsǎaiนี้níiออกɔ̀ɔkทุกtúkสิบห้าsìp-hâaนาทีnaa-tiiถ้าtâaพลาดplâatคันkanนี้níiก็gɔ̂รอrɔɔคันkanถัดไปtàt-bpaiได้dâai
This bus line departs every fifteen minutes; if you miss this one, you can wait for the next.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
túk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |