Small wordsall over, throughout adverb
- tûa falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ทั่วtûa before a place is "all over, throughout": ทั่วโลกtûa lôok, all over the world; ทั่วประเทศtûa bprà-têet, nationwide. ทั่วไปtûa-bpai, "spread all over", is "general, ordinary": คนทั่วไปkon tûa-bpai, ordinary people, the general public. Everywhere is ทุกที่túk tîi: หาทุกที่แล้วhǎa túk tîi láew, I've looked everywhere. Mind the breathy t and the falling tone: ตัวdtua, with a hard dt, is a body.
Don't mix it up
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ตัวdtua
body; counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
Hard dt, mid tone: a body, and the counting word for animals.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- thua
- tuaa
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