ธุระ
tú-ráMeaning
1NounA2
errand; business; matter to attend to
a task, duty, or matter that requires attention, such as an errand or personal business
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีธุระmii-tú-ráมีธุระmii-tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied upไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔngส่งของsòng-kɔ̌ɔng[to] deliver goods; [to] send a packageให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
Today I have an errand to deliver something for my mom.
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Yesterday he spent the whole morning on a task at the bank.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiจัดการjàt-gaanธุระtú-ráเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanที่tîiอำเภอam-pəə
Tomorrow I have to handle a matter regarding documents at the district office.
หลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanเราraoนัดnátกันganแบ่งbɛ̀ngธุระtú-ráใครkraiซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngใครkraiไปbpaiรับพัสดุráp-pát-sà-dùจะได้jà-dâaiเสร็จsètเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
After work, we agreed to divide the tasks—who buys the groceries and who picks up the parcel—so we finish faster.
เธอtəəบอกbɔ̀ɔkชัดเจนchát-jeenว่าwâaความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเป็นbpenธุระtú-ráของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəไม่ใช่mâi-châiของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
She made it clear that her relationship with her family is her business, not anyone else’s.
อย่าyàaถามtǎamต่อdtɔ̀ɔเลยləəiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเป็นbpenธุระtú-ráของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoโดยตรงdooi-dtrongเราraoควรkuuanเคารพkao-rópพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuua
Don’t press further; this matter concerns him personally, and we should respect his privacy.
ประเด็นbprà-denเงินเก็บngən-gèpของkɔ̌ɔngแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenธุระtú-ráส่วนบุคคลsùuan-bùk-konใครkraiจะjàจัดการjàt-gaanอย่างไรyàang-raiย่อมyɔ̂mมีเหตุผลmii-hèet-pǒnของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eeng
Each person’s savings is a private matter; however they manage it, they have their own reasons.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ธุระ said ทุ-ระ?
tú-rá
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tú
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 | — | — |