ระทึก
rá-tʉ́kMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
thrilling; hair-raising; suspenseful
causing tense excitement or fear; full of suspense that makes the heart pound.
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ระทึกrá-tʉ́kระทึกrá-tʉ́k1thrilling; hair-raising; suspenseful2[to] be startled; feel sudden fear or tense excitementมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilledตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This movie is so suspenseful, I was excited the whole time.
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การแข่งขันฟุตบอลgaan kàeng-kăn fút-bonเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeระทึกrá-túkจนถึงjon tĕungนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tee sùt-táaiจริงๆjing jing
Last night's football match was truly suspenseful until the very last minute.
ฉากไล่ล่าchàak-lâi-lâaในnaiหนังแอ็คชั่นnǎng-ɛ̀k-chânเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiเป็นbpenฉากchàakที่tîiระทึกrá-tʉ́kและlɛ́น่าจดจำnâa-jòt-jamที่สุดtîi-sùt
The chase scene in the new action movie is the most thrilling and memorable scene.
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoการเอาชีวิตรอดgaan-ao-chii-wít-rɔ̂ɔtของkɔ̌ɔngนักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoที่tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuบนbonยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoนั้นnánระทึกrá-tʉ́kและlɛ́บีบคั้นbìip-kánอารมณ์aa-romผู้ชมpûu-chomอย่างมากyàang-mâak
The survival story of the climber stranded on the mountaintop was extremely suspenseful and emotionally gripping for the audience.
2VerbB1
[to] be startled; feel sudden fear or tense excitement
to suddenly feel fear, shock, or tight suspense; to have one’s heart pound.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2oddly; in a strange wayตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ระทึกrá-túkระทึกrá-túk1thrilling; hair-raising; suspenseful2[to] be startled; feel sudden fear or tense excitementขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emerge
I heard a strange noise at night, so my heart suddenly started pounding.
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ขณะที่kà-nà têeกำลังจะgam-lang jàประกาศbprà-gàatผลสอบpŏn sòpใจjaiผมก็pŏm gôrระทึกrá-túkอย่างyàangบอกbòkไม่mâiถูกtòok
As they were about to announce the exam results, my heart was pounding in a way I can't describe.
พอpɔɔเห็นhěnรถrótวิ่งwîngมาmaaด้วยdûuaiความเร็วสูงkwaam-reo-sǔungตรงมาdtrong-maaที่tîiเธอtəəเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ระทึกrá-tʉ́kจนjonทำอะไรtam-à-raiไม่mâiถูกtùuk
When she saw the car speeding directly towards her, she was so shocked her heart pounded and she couldn't move.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของkŏngห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtเสียงsĭiangหนังสือnǎng-sĕuเล่มlêmหนาnăaที่têeหล่นlònลงพื้นlong péunทำให้tam hâiทุกคนtúk konในnaiที่têeนั้นnánระทึกrá-túkไปbpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
In the silence of the library, the sound of a thick book falling to the floor made everyone's heart suddenly pound in shock.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rá
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 | — | — |