พูดตรง
pûut-dtrongMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] speak frankly; [to] be blunt
to speak frankly, directly, or bluntly; to be straightforward in speech
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; 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)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringพูดตรงpûut-dtrongพูดตรงpûut-dtrong[to] speak frankly; [to] be bluntมีอะไรmii-à-raiมีอะไรmii-à-rai1what is it?; what's up?2[to] have sex (euphemistic)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; show
He's a person who speaks frankly; he says what's on his mind.
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ถ้าtâaคุณkunไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuaiก็gâwควรkuuanพูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongไม่ต้องmâi dtôngเกรงใจgreng jai
If you don't agree, you should just speak directly, you don't need to be overly polite.
ขอโทษนะkɔ̌ɔ-tôot-náถ้าtâaฉันchǎnพูดตรงpûut-dtrongเกินไปgəən-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnว่าwâaแผนpɛ̌ɛnนี้níiไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
Sorry if I'm being too blunt, but I don't think this plan will succeed.
การพูดgaan-pûutตรงdtrongอาจàatถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenการgaanไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatในnaiวัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam-ong-gɔɔnบางbaangแห่งhɛ̀ng
Speaking frankly can be perceived as disrespectful in some corporate cultures.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûut
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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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ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]straight (not bent)Part 2
พูดตรงpûut-dtrongพูดตรงpûut-dtrong[to] speak frankly; [to] be blunt[to] speak frankly; [to] be bluntWord