น่าดู
nâa-duuMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
worth seeing; impressive
good or interesting to watch; striking or notable in appearance or performance; worth seeing
Examples
ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màia new matter/topic/storyนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่าดูnâa-duuน่าดูnâa-duu1worth seeing; impressive2very; to a marked degree (intensifier)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This new drama series is very interesting to watch.
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การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngกายกรรมgaai-yá-gamของkɔ̌ɔngคณะká-náนี้níiผาดโผนpàat-pǒonน่าดูnâa-duuทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiมาmaaเปิดbpə̀ətการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng
This troupe's acrobatic show is always thrilling and worth seeing every time they perform.
นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnคนkonนั้นnánลีลาlii-laaการเล่นgaan-lênแพรวพราวprɛɛo-praaoน่าดูnâa-duuทำให้tam-hâiคนดูkon-duuสนุกsà-nùkไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
That football player's style of play is dazzling and interesting to watch, making it fun for the spectators.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛหนังnǎngสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการตัดต่อgaan-dtàt-dtɔ̀ɔและlɛ́ภาพpâapที่tîiนำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌əนั้นnánน่าดูnâa-duuและlɛ́น่าติดตามnâa-dtìt-dtaamอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Even though it's just a documentary, the editing and visuals presented are striking and extremely engaging to watch.
2AdverbB2
very; to a marked degree (intensifier)
used after a description to intensify it, meaning 'very' or 'a lot', often emphatic or negative in tone (e.g., hurts a lot; in big trouble)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหกล้มhòk-lómหกล้มhòk-lóm[to] fall downเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)คงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3[to] remain; stay unchanged4lasting; enduring5firm; steady; stable6[to] keep; retain; preserve7corn; maize (Southern Thai)เจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredน่าดูnâa-duuน่าดูnâa-duu1worth seeing; impressive2very; to a marked degree (intensifier)
He fell down this morning. He must be hurting a lot now.
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ถ้าtâaกลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèukขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeต้องdtôngโดนdohnพ่อpôrบ่นbònน่าดูnâa dooแน่ๆnâe nâe
If I get home this late, Dad is definitely going to scold me a lot.
เธอtəəทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daaโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพักpákเลยləəiคงจะkong-jàเหนื่อยล้าnʉ̀ʉai-láaน่าดูnâa-duu
She has worked hard all week without any rest, she must be extremely exhausted.
ดูท่าทางduu-tâa-taangเขาkǎoจะjàโกรธgròotน่าดูnâa-duuเลยləəiนะnáตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiรู้rúuว่าwâaแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoถูกปฏิเสธtùuk-bpà-dtì-sèet
He looked incredibly angry when he found out his plan was rejected.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
nâa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune[to] look; watch; seePart 2
น่าดูnâa-duuน่าดูnâa-duuworth seeing; impressiveworth seeing; impressiveWord