Home and daily lifeCupboard in Thai
“Cupboard” in Thai is ตู้dtûu; you'll also hear ตู้เสื้อผ้าdtûu-sûea-pâa (for clothes).
cupboard, cabinet; booth, machine noun
- dtûu falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: ใบbai · counting word for hats, bags, cards and leaves
wardrobe noun for clothes
- dtûu falling
- sûea falling
- pâa falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ตู้dtûu is any box-shaped cabinet, and many machines are cabinets too: the fridge is a "cold cabinet", ตู้เย็นdtûu-yen, an ATM is a ตู้เอทีเอ็มdtûu-ee-tii-em, and the coin-operated drinking-water machines on many streets are ตู้น้ำหยอดเหรียญdtûu náam yàwt rǐan. It has a falling tone and an unaspirated dt.
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:
- tu
- too
- tu suea pha
- too seua paa
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