เดินดู
dəən-duuMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] walk around and look; browse
to walk around while looking at things, such as in a shop, museum, or market; to browse or look around.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เดินดูdəən-duuเดินดูdəən-duu[to] walk around and look; browseของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
I like to walk around and look at things in the market.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiฉันchǎnไปbpaiเดินดูdəən-duuเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaที่tîiห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang-sàp-pá-sǐn-káa
Yesterday, I went to browse for clothes at the department store.
Do you want to go look around at furniture at IKEA tomorrow?
เขาkăoแค่kâeเดินดูdern dooของkŏngเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiว่าwâaจะjàซื้อséuอะไรà-rai
He's just browsing; he hasn't decided what to buy yet.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dəən
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep running[to] walk; go on footPart 1
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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
เดินดูdəən-duuเดินดูdəən-duu[to] walk around and look; browse[to] walk around and look; browseWord