เต้นดู
dtên-duuMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] try dancing; dance and see
To dance on a trial basis to see what it is like or what will happen. (e.g., เต้นดูเผื่อจะสนุก - Let's try dancing, it might be fun.)
Examples
เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfดีนะdii-náดีนะdii-ná1good; thank goodness2luckily; it's a good thing (that...)ลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptเต้นดูdtên-duuเต้นดูdtên-duu[to] try dancing; dance and seeไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
This song is fun. Want to try dancing to it?
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiกล้าglâaเต้นdtênแต่dtɛ̀ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanชวนให้chuuan-hâiลองlɔɔngเต้นดูdtên-duuก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสนุกsà-nùkขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
At first, I didn't dare to dance, but my friend encouraged me to try dancing, and then I started to have fun.
เห็นhěnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเต้นdtênกันganน่าสนุกnâa-sà-nùkเลยləəiอยากจะyàak-jàเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเต้นดูdtên-duuด้วยdûuaiสักsàkเพลงpleeng
Seeing other people dancing looks fun, so I want to go in and try dancing for a song too.
เขาkǎoไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaจังหวะjang-wàเพลงpleengนี้níiจะjàเต้นdtênท่าไหนtâa-nǎiดีdiiเลยləəiลองlɔɔngขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaเต้นดูdtên-duuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaท่าtâaที่tîiเข้ากับkâo-gàpเพลงpleeng
He wasn't sure which moves would be good for this song's rhythm, so he tried moving his body and dancing to find moves that fit the music.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtên
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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
เต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] beat; throb; pulsate3[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)[to] dancePart 1
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ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mind[to] look; watch; seePart 2
เต้นดูdtên-duuเต้นดูdtên-duu[to] try dancing; dance and see[to] try dancing; dance and seeWord