สู้

sûu

Meanings

2InterjectionA2

keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)

Interjection of encouragement meaning 'keep trying' or 'you can do it'.

Examples

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Keep going! You can do it.
Keep going—you can do it!
3VerbB1

[to] compete; contend (against)

Try to win or match an opponent; often with กับกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork) to mark the opponent.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuua[to] prepare oneself; get readyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equalกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ทีมโรงเรียนteem rohng riianทีมโรงเรียนteem rohng riianschool teamข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-doorให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เต็มที่dtem têeเต็มที่dtem têe1to the fullest; fully2maximum; full (capacity/extent)3at most; at the maximum
Today our team is well-prepared; we will try to win against the neighboring school’s team with all we’ve got.
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4VerbB1

[to] withstand; cope with; afford

Be able to bear, handle, or tolerate difficulty, cost, or burden (e.g., pain, heat, workload, expenses).

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5VerbB1

[to] match; compare with; equal

To match or compare with someone or something in quality or ability; commonly negated, as in สู้สู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equal…ไม่ได้ไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective), 'cannot match' or 'be inferior to'.

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Falling tone

sûu

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

High class + Mai tho → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——